The “Lighthouse Project,” as it is called, was initiated by the Del Sol Foundation for Energy Security, which was founded by the German clean energy firm Sonnen, Inc., to oversee the construction of “humanitarian microgrids” as part of a Puerto Rico relief effort initiated last year.
The plan is to link 3,000 places of worship, schools, hospitals, and other venues to a so-called microgrid, which is essentially a self-sustaining energy system that is more resilient than a conventional electric grid.
The effort will begin by deploying solar and battery storage at 500 churches, essentially turning the places of worships into power plants that can sustain the nearby communities where they reside.
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