BoxPower Press Kit Integrate Solar Power Battery Storage Owner’s Manual

BoxPower Press Kit Integrate Solar Power Battery Storage

Product Information

BoxPower is a company that provides clean, reliable, and affordable energy to rural consumers. BoxPower’s ecosystem of software and hardware solutions optimize the performance and accelerate the deployment of solar plus storage microgrids. From energy audit to operation, BoxPower provides turnkey engineering, construction, and management services. BoxPower systems integrate solar power, battery storage, inverters, monitoring and control software, and optional backup generators in a rugged containerized design. BoxPower systems are providing clean, resilient power for utilities, telecom sites, EV charging, agriculture, disaster preparedness, and community electrification. Highly experienced in all steps of the microgrid development and deployment process,BoxPower is a turnkey provider for solar plus storage projects. BoxPower’s containerized microgrid technology was initially funded by the National Science Foundation and Environmental Protection Agency as a Princeton University research project in 2011. After a series of grant-funded pilot projects, BoxPower moved to commercialize and incorporated in 2016. BoxPower is a venture-backed company headquartered in Grass Valley, California.

Product Usage

To use BoxPower’s solar plus storage microgrid system, follow these steps:

1. Contact BoxPower at 530-802-5477 or info@boxpower.io to discuss your energy needs and requirements.
2. BoxPower will conduct an energy audit to determine the optimal system design for your location.
3. BoxPower will provide a turnkey solution for engineering, construction, and management services.
4. The BoxPower system will integrate solar power, battery storage, inverters, monitoring and control software, and optional backup generators in a rugged containerized design.
5. The BoxPower system will provide clean, resilient power for utilities, telecom sites, EV charging, agriculture, disaster preparedness, and community electrification.

Company Description

BoxPower provides clean, reliable, and affordable energy to rural consumers. BoxPower’s ecosystem of software and hardware solutions optimize the performance and accelerate the deployment of solar plus storage microgrids. From energy audit to operation, BoxPower provides turnkey engineering, construction, and management services. BoxPower systems integrate solar power, battery storage, inverters, monitoring and control software, and optional backup generators in a rugged containerized design. BoxPower systems are providing clean, resilient power for utilities, telecom sites, EV charging, agriculture, disaster preparedness, and community electrification. Highly experienced in all steps of the microgrid development and deployment process, BoxPower is turnkey provider for solar plus storage projects with:

• A software-enabled design process. BoxPower’s proprietary Energy Audit and System Integration (EASI) software quickly and accurately optimizes microgrid designs from our catalogue of prefabricated hardware options.
• Turnkey, prefabricated hardware. BoxPower’s modular, pre-engineered microgrid platform maximizes scalability, accelerates installation timelines, and significantly reduces costs.
• Automated control and operation. Paired with lifetime operations and maintenance support, BoxPower’s integrated remote monitoring and control software ensures reliability and peak performance.

BoxPower Photos
BoxPower photos approved for external release available for download here. BoxPower is the owner of all photos in this folder. Please credit photos to BoxPower.

Our Story
The National Science Foundation and Environmental Protection Agency initially funded the development of BoxPower’s containerized microgrid technology as a Princeton University Research Project in 2011. After a series of grant-funded pilot projects, BoxPower moved to commercialize, incorporating in 2016. BoxPower is a venture-backed company headquartered in Grass Valley, California. BoxPower first focused on rapidly deploying microgrids for disaster relief in the Caribbean and has since expanded to providing affordable energy resilience in the United States for rural investor-owned utility customers, indigenous communities, critical facilities, telecommunications infrastructure, and EV chargers. As an impactdriven company, BoxPower’s 30+ solar and storage deployments are improving over 4,300 lives and offsetting over 37 million pounds of carbon dioxide.

Bios & Headshots

Angelo Campus
CEO / Founder
Angelo Campus has spent over 10 years working on BoxPower Inc. and its precursor research projects. Originally the lead designer, Angelo has held almost every role at BoxPower and now leads sales and forward-looking technology. Angelo is a 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 listmaker, 2019 Halcyon Fellow, 2019 GSBI Fellow, DRK Entrepreneur, 2017 Echoing Green Climate Fellow, and 2017 Princeton Tiger Entrepreneur Award winner. Angelo graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University in 2016, where he designed an independent major combining civil engineering and anthropology, where he focused on renewable energy technologies and business models for rural electrification.

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Michele Nesbit CTO I Co-Founder
Michele Nesbit was born and raised in Grass Valley, California. After graduating with honors from UC Berkeley with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and Material Science & Engineering, Michele returned home in 2012 to break into the renewable energy storage industry as an off-grid system designer. She quickly transitioned into the role of Director of Operations for two solar companies and gained extensive practical knowledge in construction solar, energy storage, and operational managennent. In 2020, Michele obtained her California Class A Engineering Construction License, and is the current RMO for BoxPower’s license. She is a 2019 Halcyon Fellow and 2020 Global Good Fund Fellow.

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Anderson Barkow CFO I Co-Founder
Anderson Barkow co-founded BoxPower after spending three years at Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Corporate and Investrnent Bank, where he underwrote debt products and managed risk to Fortune 500 technology companies. He brings experience in impact-focused ventures from experiences at RSF Social Finance and Wakabi Boda Solutions, an SMS based app seeking to solve last-mile distribution in Uganda. He is a 2022 CELI Fellow, 2019 Halcyon Fellow, DRK Entrepreneur, 2019 GSBI Fellow, and 2019 Wild Gift Fellow. Anderson graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Finance from Santa Clara University.

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Press Releases

• BoxPower and PG&E Commission the Utility’s First Remote Microgrid, Reducing Wildfire Risk for Customers in High Fire-Threat Area (June 7, 2021)
• BoxPower Provides Remote Grid System to Help Mitigate Fire Risk in California (March 18, 2021)
• MCHC Gets BoxPower Microgrid Backup Power (October 29, 2020)
• BoxPower Awarded California Energy Commission Grant (October 7, 2020)
• California Company BoxPower Inc. Delivers Two Rapidly Deployable Microgrid Systems to Earthquake-Stricken Region of Puerto Rico (January 17, 2020)
• BoxPower Secures NANA Regional Corporation Contract (July 20, 2018)

**Media Coverage

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Selected Articles

• Renewable Energy World
  • Top 10 lessons learned from microgrid builders, owners, and operators (October 11, 2021)
  • Liberty Utilities plans solar + storage microgrid for wildfire mitigation in NWA plan (September 22, 2020)
• Forbes
  • Now Will Infrastructure Investors Finally View Microgrids As Resiliency? (August 30, 2021)
  • Forbes 30 Under 30 2019: Social Entrepreneurs (November 13, 2018)
  • Princeton Grads’ Energy Startup Provides Power To Native Americans Protesting Oil Pipeline (October 12, 2017)
• CNBC
  • How PG&E is fighting its massive wildfire problem with microgrids, power shutoffs and cutting down trees (July 3, 2021)
• Associated Press
  • California tests off-the-grid solutions to power outages (June 30, 2021)
• CleanTechnica
  • PG&E Commissions Microgrid Near Yosemite National Park (June 14, 2021)
  • BoxPower Supplies Two Portable Microgrids For Use In Puerto Rico (Jan 17, 2020)
• Microgrid Knowledge
  • PG&E Turns to 3 Kinds of Microgrids to Avert Wildfire Power Shutoffs (June 11, 2021)
  • 97% Renewable Microgrid to Replace Fire-Vulnerable Line in California During Wildfire Season (September 28, 2020)
  • Snowstorms, Remote Locale, and Practical Jokes Can’t Stop Alaskan Microgrid (March 18, 2020)
  •  Remote Puerto Rico Community Rebuilds with Microgrid “Like an IKEA Set” (June 11, 2018)
• ABC30 Fresno
  • Mariposa County community gets its own remote power grid (June 7, 2021)
• Fast Company
  • Will California have another year of record-setting wildfires? (March 25, 2021)
  • This single shipping container can start powering a small renewable grid in less than a day (November 18, 2019)
• GreenBiz
  • 7 companies making their mark with commercial microgrids (December 31, 2019)
• Sacramento Business Journal
  • Grass Valley’s BoxPower installs PG&E’s first solar-powered remote grid system (March 23, 2021)
• SFGate
  • Santa Clara County Officials to Celebrate The Opening Of Tiny-Homes Shelter On Monday (February 7, 2021)
• Entrepreneur
  • Alaska Is Offering Entrepreneurs a Huge Renewable Energy Opportunity (July 29, 2018)

Additional Publications Covering BoxPower

• NBC Bay Area
• CBS San Francisco
• NBC Business
• Sacramento Bee
• Fresno Bee
• The Nevada Union
• PV Magazine
• Electrical Contractor
• Solar Builder
• GreenTech Media
• Power Grid International
• T&D World

BoxPower Awards & Recognition

• Department of Energy (DOE) – Tribal Energy Resilience Grant (2022)
  • $1.2 million award to install BoxPower systems for 24 unpowered homes in the Kayenta Chapter of the Navajo Nation. In partnership with the Navajo Nation Tribal Government, University of Utah, Dine Energy, and New Sun Road.
• Solar Builder – Project of the Year Nominee (2021)
  • BoxPower’s Santa Clara Emergency Shelter Community Microgrid project nominated in the competitive Solar + Storage category
• Microgrid Knowledge – Greater Good Awards Finalist (2021)
  • BoxPower’s Santa Clara Emergency Shelter Community Microgrid project selected as a finalist.
• California Energy Commission (CEC) – Advanced Power Utilization Technology Grant (2020)
  • BoxPower awarded a $1.2 million grant by the CEC to further develop its software and hardware solutions at 15 microgrid test sites in a diverse range of residential settings across California.
• Forbes – 30 Under 30: Social Entrepreneurs (2019)
  • Angelo Campus recognized as a 30 Under 30 listmaker for founding BoxPower and developing its technology

Social Media

• Twitter – @boxpowersystems
• LinkedIn – @boxpower
• Facebook – @boxpowersystems
• Instagram – @boxpowersystems
• YouTube – @BoxPowerInc

BoxPower Logo & Brand Guideline

You can download BoxPower’s logo and icon here. For detail on the usage of BoxPower’s logo, please refer to our Brand Guideline.

Contact Information
For more information, please contact Noa Schachtel, Marketing Associate for
BoxPower:
noa@boxpower.io
O: 530-802-5477 x701 C: 808-673-1621
530-802-5477
12438 Loma Rica Drive,
STE C, Grass Valley, CA 95945
www.boxpower.io
info@boxpower.io

References

• BoxPower | Solar Microgrid Solutions
• Mariposa County community gets its own remote power grid - ABC30 Fresno
• MCHC Gets BoxPower Microgrid Back-Up Power
• California tests off-the-grid solutions to power outages | AP News
• BoxPower Awarded California Energy Commission Grant | BoxPower
• Solar Power for Disaster Response in Puerto Rico | BoxPower
• BoxPower Secures NANA Regional Corp. Contract | BoxPower
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• BoxPower Provides Remote Grid System to Help Mitigate Fire Risk in California
• BoxPower and PG&E Commission the Utility’s First Remote Microgrid, Reducing Wildfire Risk for Customers in High Fire-Threat Area
• BoxPower Photos - Press Kits - BoxPower Online Newsroom
• BoxPower Supplies Two Portable Microgrids For Use In Puerto Rico - CleanTechnica
• PG&E Commissions Microgrid Near Yosemite National Park - CleanTechnica
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• bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2021/03/23/boxpower-pg-e-contract.html
• How California's PG&E is fighting its massive wildfire problem
• DOE Awards $9 Million to Tribal Communities To Enhance Energy Security And Resilience | Department of Energy
• Alaska Is Offering Entrepreneurs a Huge Renewable Energy Opportunity | Entrepreneur
• BoxPower makes a microgrid that fits in a shipping container
• Will California have another year of record-setting wildfires?
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• Angelo Campus
• Princeton Grads' Energy Startup Provides Power To Native Americans Protesting Oil Pipeline
• Now Will Infrastructure Investors Finally View Microgrids As Resiliency?
• 7 companies making their mark with commercial microgrids | Greenbiz
• BoxPower (@boxpowersystems) • Instagram photos and videos
• Liberty Utilities plans solar + storage microgrid for wildfire mitigation in NWA plan

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