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Rocky Mountain Institute visited the University of California, San Diego to study and document the “microgrid” that controls and integrates electricity supply and demand on the campus. UCSD’s microgrid is one of the best examples of an electricity network that provides local control yet is interconnected with the larger electricity grid.
The UCSD Microgrid - Showing the Future of Electricity ... Today (Video)
Seeded on Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:21 AM EST
Article Source: rmi.org - James Newcomb- Enjoy this article? Help vote it up the 'Vine.
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The microgrid at UCSD provides a living laboratory to experiment with integration and management of local resources and to optimize the use of these resources in interaction with market signals from the larger grid.
Learn how RMI is seeking to identify and amplify the kinds of solutions that have the potential to transform the electricity system.
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#1 - Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:22 AM ESTGood example of the potential. With hundreds of thousands of these microgrids using all sorts of energy production technologies many of the issues with renewables can be eliminated. The largest concern being the intermittent nature of renewables is addressed by distributing this generation of large geographical areas. By linking these microgrids into a national grid, this geographical diversity is acquired and intermittency is reduced to a non-issue.
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#2 - Fri Jan 20, 2012 2:50 AM ESTIt was very interesting.. and the concept seems very sound.
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The calculations I and others have run show that this approach is capable of producing over 100% of our total annual energy usage. And experience is proving that the wide spread distribution of these technologies solves the intermittency issues. Add tidal power to those coastal regions at higher latitudes and every area has sufficient energy sources to meet their local needs on average and then some.
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.. .and then if one source is lagging it is supported by the others.. interconnected sources supporting one another ..
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Exactly. That is how the local issue of intermittency is addressed. The wind and sun are always blowing and shining over the vast majority of the earth at any given time. It is only locally that that are intermittent.
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