Google awards grant for community-resilience solar microgrids in Virginia

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Ritesh Pothan

Google awarded grant funding to Appalachian Voices, a regional non-profit, to build solar powered microgrids to act as community resilience hubs in Duffield and Dungannon, Virginia. The Sharing the Power Foundation grant is partially funding a 30.5-kW solar project paired with 115 kWh of energy storage at Dungannon’s town hall and historic depot, as well…

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About Ritesh Pothan

Ritesh Pothan, is an accomplished speaker and visionary in the Solar Energy space in India. Ritesh is from an Engineering Background with a Master’s Degree in Technology and had spent more than a decade as the Infrastructure Head for a public limited company with the last 9 years dedicated to Solar and Renewable Energy. He also runs the 2 largest India focused renewable energy groups on LinkedIn - Solar - India and Renewables - India
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