[DEBRA SMITH] We are gathered here to celebrate the completion
of our community microgrid project at Miller Community Center,
which was done in part by and through a collaboration
between our city partners and the state of Washington.
And we are so honored to have both Mayor Harrell and
Governor Inslee here with us today to help celebrate. [TOUR GUIDE] This as sort of a pilot project.
[DEBRA SMITH] So this community center is now equipped with solar panels,
a battery storage system, and microgrid controls.
[UZUMA SIDDIQI] So for Seattle City Light, this is the first of its kind.
This is a solar plus storage microgrid.
We are able to harness the energy from the sun.
[JAY INSLEE] And it is the beginning of a revolution where there is a rooftop in the state of Washington,
there is potential free energy.
And it is our job now to make sure we maximize those rooftops.
To my knowledge, this is the first of what will be hundreds
of community solar powered projects in the state of Washington.
We're doing this for our children.
[BRUCE HARRELL] We're doing this for the next generation.
[DR ANGELA GRIFFIN] This neighborhood is benefiting from something that is transformational,
not just here in Seattle, but in our world.
And we get to model that and we're modeling it
while the kids are watching this.
[UZUMA SIDDIQI] This microgrid will be able to power this community center for about 24 hours.
[DEBRA SMITH] Clean, reliable electricity to the community center
during a power outage, during an emergency.
[BRUCE HARRELL] As the governor said, the yet is still coming in front of us.
The greatness is still coming in from just the beginning.
He called it a revolution.
I call it a movement for this kind of collaboration.
So this is something to be excited about.
And as I say, this is a big deal.
I've asked the utility and parks to look at different rooftops
and figure out our ask to the state in terms of how we can do this.
And so this is a this is replicable.
[UZUMA SIDDIQI] Clean energy is the future.