Battered by Hurricane Dorian, many cities in the Bahamas are still running entirely on generators.
Solar-powered microgrids could help the island ease its dependence on imported fuel, saving the country millions every year.
Hubert Minnis, the Prime Minister of the Bahamas is determined to be a global leader for the adoption of solar microgrids.Three years after Hurricane Dorian slammed into the Bahamas, some of the island nation’s cities are still running entirely on generators. When the Category 5 storm crashed into the low-lying islands in 2019, it destroyed power substations and leveled essential power infrastructure like utility poles in a number of small islands.
The Bahamas are located smack dab in the middle of what is now being referred to as “Hurricane Alley,” a region of warm water stretching between North Africa and North and Central America. The waters of this part of the Atlantic Ocean have warmed over the past decades, causing hurricanes in the region to become more frequent and more intense.
Around the world, microgrids are increasingly receiving attention as a more resilient alternative to standard power infrastructure and operations. According to Arlington, Virginia-based nonprofit Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, ais a “relatively small, controllable power system composed of one or more generation units connected to a nearby load that can be operated with, or independently from, the local distribution and bulk transmission system.
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