The purpose of this project is to advance the deployment and grid integration of distributed solar resources through the use of energy storage, smart inverters, and modeling techniques via a pilot demonstration of an integrated solar, storage and controllable loads solution.

The project intends to demonstrate how an integrated community-scale solar-plus-storage system can substantially reduce the energy and carbon footprint of a low-income, multifamily community in disadvantaged areas, demonstrating the feasibility of achieving zero net energy at a community scale.