05/22/2020
By now solar has become a known concept in the market. Everyone knows that putting a solar panel on your house can help reduce the energy you buy from the grid. However, we have recently seen the advancement of how this technology of solar has joined into a new and modern electric grid.
Micro-Grids and Distributed Energy Generation have become some of the hottest topics in the solar industry because of the growing demand for solar & green power in the industry. However, rarely do people know that microgrids are still a decade away from becoming a reality and for it to arrive with all of its benefits – homeowners across the country need to begin to transform their homes into Nano-Grids.
What is a nano-grid?
Simply put it is a small version of the massive electric utility grid. All those utility poles you see when driving that are transporting power from 100s of miles away to your home to charge your phone, car and other appliances must be shrunk all the way down so homeowners don’t need to depend on power from far away.
The best part is that most homeowners and properties that have some form of solar, an inverter and maybe a battery or backup generator have all of the key components that make their home a “nano-grid”. But the software to make the home operate as a nano-grid still doesn’t exist today.
Fundamentally, if you install a solar + battery storage system that allows you to operate off-grid 24/7 without any grid support you have a nano-grid of sorts, but, it is quite costly and it can result in heavy inefficiencies of power usage at your home. Think of it as buying a Ferrari F-430 because you needed a car to go from your home to the grocery store – it works, but, its not the best way to get to the grocery store and then transport that food back…
Which is why we – at TouchLight – defined the 5 different tiers of nano-grids and how you can get involved in the process towards shifting your home toward becoming a nano-grid.
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https://touchlightenergy.com/the-5-tiers-of-nano-grids/
