Construction starts at solar microgrid in Northern California Tribal community

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Construction starts at solar microgrid in Northern California Tribal community

The microgrid will add 5 MW of solar and 15 MWh of long-duration energy storage and is funded by a state grant.A solar and energy storage microgrid project has begun construction in Corning, California, where the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians held a groundbreaking event for the project. A microgrid can operate separately from the larger utility grid, making it resilient to adverse extreme weather events, rolling blackouts, and other grid cond…