Solar HBCU Innovation in Microgrids & Resiliency with Solar + Storage

Chris Nichols; Sara Farrar

doi:10.2172/2394636

Solar HBCU Innovation in Microgrids & Resiliency with Solar + Storage

Chris Nichols, Sara Farrar (NREL Technical Monitor)

Accelerated Deployment and Decision Support

Groundswell, Inc.

Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

Abstract

The Breaking Barriers project was designed to improve electricity resilience at four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in West Atlanta, as well as within the surrounding energy-burdened community. To do so, the project undertook work to design and construct innovative urban energy resiliency hubs integrating microgrid technology, solar generation, and energy storage in these West Atlanta colleges and communities. The hubs will help Atlanta HBCUs and the energy-burdened broader community be more resilient, in addition to informing new course curricula at Atlanta University Center campuses and inspiring similar efforts at other HBCUs and beyond.

Original language	American English
Publisher	National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Number of pages	39
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2172/2394636
State	Published - 2024

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Work performed by Groundswell, Inc., Washington, D.C.

NREL Publication Number

NREL/SR-7A40-90011

Keywords

Atlanta
energy burden
Georgia
hub
microgrid
SEIN
solar + storage
urban energy resiliency hubs

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