Priority Area: Community Resilience
Barrier: Energy Resilience

Challenge/Local/State

Description

Local Solution
(Type of Activity: Construction/Installation/Procurement )

Deploy microgrids, solar + storage systems, behind-the-meter batteries, and EV-based backup storage at critical community facilities to ensure reliable, clean power during outages and extreme heat events. This includes pairing solar with battery storage, properly sizing batteries for emergency loads, incorporating EV batteries as supplemental storage, and managing daily usage to maintain backup availability—improving local energy security, resilience, and affordability.

Existing Examples of Progress: Clean Coalition “value of resilience” tool to holistically evaluate energy projects (including intangible benefits like emergency assurance and community safety).
Region: San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego

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