University to install unique microgrid and community solar combination in Washington, D.C

By Elisa Wood, Microgrid Knowledge

A new microgrid being built by Scale Microgrid Solutions and Urban Ingenuity will accomplish the unusual feat of serving its host — a Washington, D.C., university for deaf and hard of hearing students — and powering a community solar program.

The microgrid will be capable of providing Gallaudet University, which has about 1,400 students, with almost all of its electricity during a grid outage. In addition, it will serve the District of Columbia community solar program, available to Washington, D.C., residents, nonprofit organizations and small businesses.

Microgrids and community solar are rarely paired and their primary purposes are different. While microgrids are chiefly installed to provide reliable power during grid outages, community solar programs are designed to...Continue reading on Microgrid Knowledge.