{"id":35153,"date":"2022-11-02T18:22:15","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T22:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=35153"},"modified":"2022-11-02T18:22:15","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T22:22:15","slug":"the-first-electric-solar-and-battery-microgrid-community-in-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=35153","title":{"rendered":"The first all-electric community powered by a solar and battery microgrid launches in California"},"content":{"rendered":"

New clean energy communities are coming to California. Leading homebuilder KB Homes announced Wednesday it has established what it calls the first all-electric, solar-and-battery-powered microgrid<\/a> community in the golden state. <\/p>\n

KB partnered with the US Department of Energy (DOE), SunPower<\/a>, Scheider Electric, and Kia<\/a>, among others, to test the new energy-efficient homes at several of its new communities. <\/p>\n

The new all-electric, solar<\/a>-and-battery-powered micro-communities are located at Oak Shade and Durango, part of KB Homes Shadow Mountain master plan in Menifee, California. However, these are not your typical energy-efficient homes with added solar panels. <\/p>\n

The houses involved in these communities are equipped with backup battery storage, bidirectional electric vehicle charging<\/a> capabilities, and perhaps most importantly, are interconnected, creating a resilient energy network. <\/p>\n

When combined, these technologies establish a self-supporting energy network capable of powering a neighborhood during a power outage. <\/p>\n

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KB Home launches first microgrid communities in California Source: Business Wire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How all-electric, solar-and-battery-powered community works<\/h2>\n

Each home in the microgrid community will come fitted with the following:<\/p>\n