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Our energy grid is vulnerable. Locally sourced power may be the answer.

Our energy grid is vulnerable. Locally sourced power may be the answer.
FILE – In this Oct. 16, 2015 file photo a solar panel is installed on the roof of the Old Governor’s Mansion State Historic Park in Sacramento, Calif. California homeowners forced to rebuild because of a wildfire won’t have to install solar panels under a new law signed Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, by Gov. Gavin Newsom. New rules taking effect Jan. 1, 2020, make California the first state in the county to require solar panels on new homes. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Berkeley News: Kara Manke spoke with CITRIS PI and CIEE Electrical Grid Director Alexandra “Sascha” von Meier about the risks posed by the current energy grid and the EcoBlock project, a possible solution moving forward. The EcoBlock project is looking to develop microgrids separate from PG&E in the City of Oakland. 

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Photo: Rich Pedroncelli/AP