FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION (F3): A FRAMEWORK FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ENERGY RESILIENCE PLANNING IN THE MIDWEST FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION (F3) IS AN INNOVATIVE AND REPLICABLE COMMUNITY-BASED ENERGY RESILIENCE PLANNING PROCESS THAT INTEGRATES NEW AND EXISTING RESILIENCE METRICS, EXTENDS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PLANS, AND USES TOP-DOWN AND BOTTOM-UP PROCESSES THROUGH DEEP ENGAGEMENT WITH DIVERSE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. TO MEET THE CRITICAL NEEDS OF A COMMUNITY DURING VARIOUS PERIODS OF GRID DISRUPTION, THE PROJECT FOCUSES ON ENERGY RESILIENCE THROUGH EVALUATING RESILIENCE NEEDS AT THE COMMUNITY-SYSTEMS SCALE DOWN TO INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS. IT FURTHER EXAMINES IMPLEMENTABLE SOLUTIONS AT THE GRID LEVEL THROUGH DEPLOYMENT OF SOLAR PV PLUS STORAGE AND AT AN INDIVIDUAL LEVEL THROUGH DISTRIBUTED MICRO-RESILIENCE RESOURCES OR DMRRS (I.E. INTERVENTIONS INSTALLED AT A HOUSEHOLD/BUSINESS LEVEL WITH A PRIMARY PURPOSE OF MEETING THE RESILIENCE NEEDS OF THAT ONE STRUCTURE).
$813,390FY2023Department of EnergyDOE
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