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<p>[Note: I am a newbie (to ham radio, HARC, and this listserve).
Hopefully the info below is appropriate, If not, let me know
and I will refrain in the future.]</p>
<p>Dear Radio Friends:</p>
<p>I just learned of an upcoming free workshop on battery storage
basics offered by the Redwood Coast Energy Authority, and given
our interest in emergency preparedness, extended repeater
operation, etc, I thought it might be of interest to you:</p>
<p><b>Battery Storage Basics: Public Workshop on emergency
back-ups and financial incentives<br>
Tuesday February 4, 5:30 to 6:30 pm<br>
Humboldt Bay Aquatics Center<br>
921 Waterfront Drive, Eureka, Room 203</b><br>
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<p>Since the recent Public Safety Power Shutoffs, Humboldt County
residents have been asking how they can make their homes and
businesses more energy resilient, how they can utilize the
electricity from their solar panels when the grid is down, how
vehicle to home storage solutions work, and where to start when
investing in a battery storage system.<br>
<br>
The Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA) will address these
questions at a public workshop on battery storage systems on
Tuesday, Feb. 4, from 5:30-6:30 p.m., upstairs in room 203 at
the Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center, 921 Waterfront Dr., Eureka.<br>
<br>
Next month, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is
set to roll out changes to its battery storage incentives
through the Self Generation Incentive Program (SGIP). These
changes will focus on storage for microgrids and simpler
emergency back-up systems, especially for lower-income customers
and customers with critical resiliency needs. Qualified
low-income residential customers will be able to apply for the
new incentives by March 1, 2020 and
commercial/industrial/government customers by April 1, 2020. <br>
<br>
Staff will be available for individual questions after the
hour-long presentation. RCEA Project Manager Mike Avcollie will
be the lead presenter. Battery vendors are encouraged to display
their products.<br>
<br>
The Battery Storage Basics workshop will be the first in a
speaker series designed to answer Humboldt County’s critical
energy questions. For more information on speaker series topics,
please contact the Redwood Coast Energy Authority Community
Strategies Manager, Nancy Stephenson, at (707) 269-1700 ext. 352
or <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:nstephenson@redwoodenergy.org">nstephenson@redwoodenergy.org</a>.</p>
<p>Link for more info: <b><a
href="https://redwoodenergy.org/events-workshops/">https://redwoodenergy.org/events-workshops/</a><br>
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<p>73 de KN6CEH<br>
David Boyd</p>
<p>[Disclaimer: Before I retired 10 years ago I was the Executive
Director of Redwood Coast Energy Authority]<br>
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