Energy Security & Emergency Preparedness
How Clean Energy Can Deliver More Reliable Power for Critical Infrastructure and Emergency Response Missions
The effectiveness of critical facilities and their ability to carry out their mission during an emergency is dependent on the reliability of their secondary or backup power systems. Today many of our most important critical facilities feature some of the latest 21st century equipment, but rely on 19th century backup technology—namely diesel generators— with limited staying power and average power quality.
This is a problem that could be prevented in the future….
Solar photovoltaic (PV) or fuel cells can operate independent from the grid and can continue to provide electricity when the grid goes down. While these installations will not solve all future emergency power problems—massive flooding can overwhelm equipment no matter how it is powered—these additional measures could make a life-saving difference.
Read the full report from the Clean Energy States Alliance.
