Stephen Connors, a renewable energy researcher at MIT Energy Initiative, says that renewable energy could potentially offer a solution to storm-related blackouts, but cautions that it wouldn’t be a “slam dunk.” The crucial part about electrical outages is not necessarily what kind of energy is being used, but how it is connected. If your roof of solar panels can only store energy on the grid, it is dependent on the grid for energy still. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory research scientist Michael Stadler comments that what is really important is how you connect to the grid and whether or not you can island from the grid.
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