DISCOVER ENERGY INDEPENDENCE WITH YOUR OWN SOLAR-POWERED MICROGRID You seek convenience and efficiency in your daily life. You want personalized control tailored to your needs―but how is energy to keep pace? In this updated second edition, you’ll find the answer that more and more American residents, businesses, and organizations are finding―solar microgrid technology. The bright future that was on the horizon just a few short years ago is now here for energy independence. The power to control energy can lie in your hands, not those of a large corporation. Solar energy harnesses progress, freedom, ingenuity―the spirit of America―and a nation of limitless innovation. With solar plus storage, take your first step towards energy independence and with it―a cleaner tomorrow, and a brighter future―for all of us. “A passionate and sharp read on the microgrid-led revolution of our times.” ―Alfredo A. Martinez-Morales, Ph.D., Managing Director, Research Faculty, Southern California-Research Initiative for Solar Energy, University of California, Riverside “Solar and storage have been closely linked since the space race. Falling prices and advances in solar and storage technology promise a power shift that everyone can take part in.” ―Richard Lawrence, Executive Director, North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) “Solar and storage are technology’s ultimate symbiotic relationship. Together they maximize the benefits for the consumer and the future of clean energy.” ―Bernadette Del Chiaro, Executive Director, California Solar Energy Industries Association (CALSEIA) DISCOVER ENERGY INDEPENDENCE WITH YOUR OWN SOLAR-POWERED MICROGRID You seek convenience and efficiency in your daily life. You want personalized control tailored to your needs—but how is energy to keep pace? In this updated second edition, you’ll find the answer that more and more American residents, businesses, and organizations are finding—solar microgrid technology. The bright future that was on the horizon just a few short years ago is now here for energy independence. The power to control energy can lie in your hands, not those of a large corporation. Solar energy harnesses progress, freedom, ingenuity—the spirit of America—and a nation of limitless innovation. With solar plus storage, take your first step towards energy independence and with it—a cleaner tomorrow, and a brighter future—for all of us. VINCENT BATTAGLIA is the founder and CEO of Renova Energy Corp., a design and installation company that provides solar and customized Mycrogrid™ solar and battery storage solutions. As an entrepreneur and advocate for each individual’s right to create and use their power as desired, he, through his microgrid initiatives, actualizes efficient, clean, and sustainable closed-loop energy supply solutions. Renova Energy was named “America’s First Professionally Accredited Solar Company” by NABCEP, has been honored as SunPower Corporation’s “2014 National Residential Dealer of the Year,” “National Customer Excellence Award” winner, and was named to Inc. magazine’s 500/5000, an exclusive ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the US, three years in a row.