The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has awarded a loan guarantee to Gridscape Solutions, a developer of renewable energy microgrid solutions in California.
Gridscape’s microgrids integrate several technologies including solar panels and lithium-ion battery energy storage systems to provide renewable power, clean emergency backup power and grid resiliency.
“The Air District is excited to support clean energy solutions like local microgrids and we hope to see this innovative approach widely applied in the Bay Area and beyond,” said Jack Broadbent, executive officer of the Air District. “This project will accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and help move the Bay Area forward on the path toward meeting the region’s climate protection goals.”
This loan guarantee is the second project under the Air District’s Climate Tech Finance program. In partnership with the California Infrastructure Economic Development Bank (IBank) and the