Great news for our community, and thanks to the Omaha Public Power District staff who have worked to achieve this milestone. More distributed energy projects will bring value to people in our community, and is increasingly proving to be beneficial to the grid under both normal operations and during times of stress.

#Solar #DER #CleanEnergy #LocalPower

OPPD issued its 2,000th customer-owned generation (COG) interconnection application Aug. 9

https://oppdthewire.com/oppd-reaches-new-customer-owned-generation-milestone

Report: How Local Ownership of Clean Energy Boosts Benefits, Busts Barriers, and Builds Power https://ilsr.org/report-advantage-local/
#LocalOwnership #CleanEnergy #LocalPower

Happy Earth Day everyone! I was glad to provide a presentation on solar panels in the park this afternoon. Great to see everyone getting outside, even with the “seasonal” cool weather. #CleanEnergy #LocalPower #EarthDayOmaha

Lawrence Reichard from Belfast in the Kennbec Journal:

"Not only would a public power company very likely save Mainers considerable funds, it would keep our hard-earned money in Maine, instead of shipping it off to Spain."

#MEPolitics #LocalPower

Good news story

Residents organisating #LocalPower #Renewables on their own street. More of this is the way to a brighter future

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/18/power-to-the-people-the-neighbours-turning-their-london-street-into-a-solar-power-station

More battery testing in progress.
I can power my natural gas furnace, servers, fridge, freezer, and some lights.
I can even run the electric kettle, if the furnace is off

#diy #18650 #localpower