Why do we need Community-Scale Energy?

In a modern world of AI, data centers, remote work and electric cars, to call today’s energy demand dynamic is an understatement. The grid is struggling to keep up with shifting demand.  Power outages and price volatility are on the rise.  Transmission infrastructure is both archaic and intricate, and utilities all over are challenged to balance electrical generation in one region with the unpredictable demand in another.  Community-scale energy solves the complex maze of the grid by introducing energy resilience directly into the communities that need it at a scale that can fit in harmony with its neighbors.

How does it benefit the community?

• Energy resilience - back up against disruptions, weather, demand, etc

• Supports renewable energy - Renewable energy projects are intermittent, generating electricity when the sun shines or wind blows.  Battery storage projects supplement renewable energy to store power local when it isn’t needed to dispatch it when it is.

• Reduces costs - By storing electricity for when it is needed the most, battery projects reduce price volatility by matching electricity supply more closely to demand.  By siting energy projects locally, these projects further reduce costs by eliminating the need to move electricity across long distances to end customers.