Connecting Solar to the Grid is Harder Than You Think

A lot of the interesting challenges with renewables are happening behind the scenes.

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We’re in the growing pains stage right now, working out the bugs that these new types of energy generation create, but if you pay attention to what’s happening in the industry, it’s mostly good news. A lot of people from all sides of the industry are working really hard on these engineering challenges so that we’ll soon come out with a more reliable, sustainable, and resilient grid on the other end.

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