LAUNCH OF JAPAN'S FIRST MICROGRID SYSTEM WITH A TOTAL OF 117 HOMES

Selected in 2017 for METI's subsidy program to promote local energy production for local consumption by leveraging regional characteristics
 
HYOGO, Japan, Oct 6 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- PanaHome Corporation, ENERES Co., Ltd, IBJ Leasing Co., Ltd. and the Public Enterprises Agency of the Hyogo Prefectural Government plan to embark on the urban development of a microgrid system (a regional energy distribution management system) (*1) starting October 2017.
 
[Video] Launch of Japan's First Microgrid System with a Total of 117 Homes - Smart City Shioashiya
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The microgrid system will power a total of 117 homes in Zone D4 of Smart City Shioashiya Solar-Shima, which is being designed and developed by PanaHome in Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. On August 9, 2017, the project was selected as a part of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's subsidy program to promote local energy production for local consumption by leveraging regional characteristics.
 
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