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Energy Department Announces $18 Million to Develop Solar Energy Storage Solutions, Boost Grid Resiliency

January 19, 2016 (U.S. Department of Energy)

“…[T]o improve the resiliency, reliability and security of the nation’s electrical power grid, DOE…[will invest] $18 million in funding for six new projects across the United States…[to develop and demonstrate] integrated, scalable, and cost-effective solar technologies that incorporate energy storage…[Solutions] will be developed as part of the Department's Grid Modernization Initiative under the SunShot Initiative. These efforts will dramatically increase [the affordable] solar-generated electricity that can be dispatched at any time - day or night - to meet consumer electricity needs while ensuring the reliability of the nation's electricity grid…[They] will utilize internet capable inverters and will work in conjunction with smart buildings, smart appliances, and utility communication and control systems. These projects are either led by a utility company or include a utility company as a key partner, and the teams will conduct at least a one-year field demonstration of their technologies…” click here for more

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