When the Electric Grid Goes Down, One Campus Stays Powered

After the Fact by The Pew Charitable Trusts

May 8, 202608:58Government & Organizations

At Gallaudet University, one of the world's only universities designed to serve deaf and hard of hearing students, a groundbreaking project is underway: a campus-wide microgrid designed to power the entire school with su...

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