Implementing a Block-level Microgrid: The Intersection of Utility Policy, People, Tech and Economics

This presentation, provided by the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center, is from the BEST Center's 2023 Annual Institute. This presentation is about the Ecoblock research project and "... developing a prototype EcoBlock in order to demonstrate the social, legal, financial and technical feasibility of renovating a residential block with efficiency, electrification, and shared ownership of a community solar microgrid." This presentation covers "... the process of working with PG&E to design the microgrid, helping the block residents form a governance structure to co-own the systems, prioritizing efficient retrofits, and figuring out how to pay for it all."

This video runs 33:11 minutes in length.