Undoubtably many of us are getting interesting project requests as folks want to sprinkle magic stimulus dust on things to make solar panels grow...
We have a project with a huge electrical load, pumping water for a medium sized city . They want solar... great. Easy. They had a power outage and kept running with 2.6 MW of diesel generators. They are interested in solar's ability to do "backup". I don't think that many batteries will fit in my pickup truck, and I hate working with 300/0 wire. QUESTION: (and maybe its an easy one and the SMA guys will say, sure, we did that in Greece). Is it viable to set up a micro-grid in this scenario and run an island-mode, with available solar reducing the genny plant demand? Should I just say "forget it" or, at this MW scale, would the switchgear and effort be practical? Thanks. For a brighter energy future, Geoff Greenfield President Third Sun Solar & Wind Power Ltd. 340 West State Street, Unit 25 Athens, OH 45701 740.597.3111 Fax 740.597.1548 www.Third-Sun.com Clean Energy - Expertly Installed
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