Localized microgrids in remote areas
Expanding the main grid to remote areas can be costly. Localized microgrids can therefore provide a more affordable and sustainable solution for powering these regions.
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Localized microgrids should be adopted everywhere, even in populated urban areas; they can help to stabilize the main grid in the event of a natural disaster or terrorist attack.
They can also prevent a major blackout like the one that hit Spain and Portugal last year.
In the United States, the Department of Energy has invested heavily in microgrid solutions for rural, remote, and islanded regions.
Nigeria is using a pay-as-you-go solar microgrid system to provide electricity access to rural areas.
Cambodia has been using solar microgrids to deliver electricity to remote villages.
Peru too!
Alaska has over 200 microgrids that provide electricity to communities in the region.