Solar Energy Grid Integration System – SEGIS
Peachy Green – Stephanie – October 28, 2008
Have you heard about the solar energy grid integration system (SEGIS) program? If not, you’re in good company. You shouldn’t be in the dark when it comes to important solar energy initiatives, though.
The solar energy grid integration system program was established through the U.S. Department of Energy, and is part of its Solar America Initiative (SAI), which aims to make photovoltaic (PV) solar powered products cost-competitive with other sources of electricity by the year 2015. Specifically, the solar energy grid integration system is:
A $24 million effort to develop advanced inverters and balance-of-system components that aim to reduce the lifetime cost of solar electricity while enabling increased grid penetration and greater overall PV system reliability.
