"I'm a true believer in climate change,' said Jeanne Peacock, an Eastport City Council member who has supported efforts to build the microgrid. 'I see the need, and I'm trying to show that this can work, and it can work well for us."
Microgrids function as smaller, more geographically discrete versions of the larger electrical grid. Typically set up for a specific institution or piece of infrastructure-these are fully functioning, independent grids that can both generate and circulate power.
A proposed solution under development combines solar panels, batteries, and a tidal generator to store enough power to last for four hours-enough time to weather the next outage. It'll keep City Hall open and allow the remote town to stay online.
Wood Mackenzie, an energy consultancy, found roughly 500 such setups in the United States, and it pegs the annual growth rate of new projects at 32%. Cities have long harnessed this technology to protect vital infrastructure, like wastewater plants.
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