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Local presenter urges solar-plus-battery microgrids for resilience after extended outages
Summary
Mountain Microgrids’ founder urged Woodside residents to consider hybrid systems (solar, batteries, generator) for resilience, citing neighborhood outages of up to 13.5 days and claiming paired systems can cut generator runtime by about 80% and yield payback in roughly 7–9 years in many cases.
Jeff Beeman, founder of Mountain Microgrids, recommended a tiered approach to backup power — from portable batteries to whole‑house batteries to solar-plus-battery-plus-generator microgrids — and emphasized that the right choice depends on outage frequency, desired loads and budget.
Beeman said his neighborhood experienced prolonged outages in 2023, including a 13.5‑day period without grid power for his block. "At 5 and a half days, even if you have a 500‑gallon tank of propane... you ran the tank…
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