The Energy 202: This California Mayor Wants To Decrease Dependence on PG&E Amid Planned Blackouts

February 11, 2020

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Washington Post: EcoBlock Principal Investigator (PI) Dr. Alexandra “Sascha” von Meier talks briefly about the need for microgrid solutions to solve the energy problem California faces.

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