Rooftop solar and battery storage keep vulnerable health centers running

Rooftop solar and battery storage keep vulnerable health centers running

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HEALDSBURG, Calif. — The 2017 Tubbs Fire, which killed 22 people and destroyed 5,600 buildings, was already a stressful time at Alliance Medical Center’s clinic in Healdsburg, California, as workers who picked grapes in the nearby vineyards streamed into the nonprofit community health center with burns, symptoms of smoke inhalation, and other crises.
Then, the power went out.
Work at the center, about 70 miles north of San Francisco ground to a halt. Staff…
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