[Harc] Storage Battery Workshop Feb 4

David Boyd seageezer56 at gmail.com
Wed Jan 29 23:44:01 CST 2020


[Note: I am a newbie (to ham radio, HARC, and this listserve). Hopefully 
the info below is appropriate,  If not, let me know and I will refrain 
in the future.]

Dear Radio Friends:

I just learned of an upcoming free workshop on battery storage basics 
offered by the Redwood Coast Energy Authority, and given our interest in 
emergency preparedness, extended repeater operation, etc, I thought it 
might be of interest to you:

*Battery Storage Basics: Public Workshop on emergency back-ups and 
financial incentives
Tuesday February 4, 5:30 to 6:30 pm
Humboldt Bay Aquatics Center
921 Waterfront Drive, Eureka, Room 203*

Since the recent Public Safety Power Shutoffs, Humboldt County residents 
have been asking how they can make their homes and businesses more 
energy resilient, how they can utilize the electricity from their solar 
panels when the grid is down, how vehicle to home storage solutions 
work, and where to start when investing in a battery storage system.

The Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA) will address these questions 
at a public workshop on battery storage systems on Tuesday, Feb. 4, from 
5:30-6:30 p.m., upstairs in room 203 at the Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center, 
921 Waterfront Dr., Eureka.

Next month, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is set to 
roll out changes to its battery storage incentives through the Self 
Generation Incentive Program (SGIP). These changes will focus on storage 
for microgrids and simpler emergency back-up systems, especially for 
lower-income customers and customers with critical resiliency needs. 
Qualified low-income residential customers will be able to apply for the 
new incentives by March 1, 2020 and commercial/industrial/government 
customers by April 1, 2020.

Staff will be available for individual questions after the hour-long 
presentation. RCEA Project Manager Mike Avcollie will be the lead 
presenter. Battery vendors are encouraged to display their products.

The Battery Storage Basics workshop will be the first in a speaker 
series designed to answer Humboldt County’s critical energy questions. 
For more information on speaker series topics, please contact the 
Redwood Coast Energy Authority Community Strategies Manager, Nancy 
Stephenson, at (707) 269-1700 ext. 352 or nstephenson at redwoodenergy.org.

Link for more info: *https://redwoodenergy.org/events-workshops/
*

73 de KN6CEH
David Boyd

[Disclaimer:  Before I retired 10 years ago I was the Executive Director 
of Redwood Coast Energy Authority]


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