Providing Clean Energy to Communities During Emergencies

I love writing about clean energy, in part because I meet passionate people who are helping others. Oscar Ruiz is one of them. Here’s a story about how he helped out during the most recent energy crisis in Texas, a crisis that left more than 3 million people without power, and in some cases, water.  This story is for Microgrid Knowledge, a news website that I helped create along with two partners…

 

It was fortuitous that Oscar Ruiz arrived in Texas on February 19. He had originally intended the trip for another reason, but he quickly became the point person for an on-the-ground mission to build emergency clean energy systems for desperate Texans. Millions had lost power and water as a result of an historic deep freeze.

Ruiz is the solar and logistical lead for Footprint Project, an organization that provides emergency clean energy — microgrids, solar and energy storage — to communities in crisis. So he is accustomed to thinking on his feet.

Read the story: Serendipity–and Generous Donors–Helped the Footprint Project Bring Solar to Desperate Texans