Geli Keeps the Lights On When Utilities Can’t - Case Study
Challenge
Imagine you’ve found the perfect plot of land and construction has started on your dream home, but in order to turn the lights on it will cost an additional $250,000. That’s exactly what happened to one couple in Marin county in Northern California. When local utility Pacific Gas & Electric quoted an exorbitant price to extend grid power to their new home, the owners decided to generate their own electricity.
Solar alone could not provide for all of the home’s needs, especially at night, and the owners did not like the idea of a diesel generator running whenever the sun was not shining. Therefore, it was decided to install a battery system to create an off-grid microgrid, but they still needed some way to manage the system autonomously.
Solution
The Geli Energy Operating System (Geli EOS) was used to network and automate the solar PV system, battery bank, and diesel generator. When the sun sets, the batteries are brought online automatically. In the event that the batteries run out of capacity, the diesel generator also comes online all on its own.
Clean, Reliable Power
Now, day or night, rain or shine, our Marin homeowners can feel secure knowing that their Geli-enabled microgrid will keep the lights on.
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