Grass Valley-based BoxPower Inc., which has developed a solar power generation unit that fits in a shipping container, has been hired by Pacific Gas and Electric Co. to set up a power grid in a remote area of PG&E territory where power has been interrupted in the past by wildfires.
BoxPower’s power unit is being installed in Briceburg in Mariposa County to replace PG&E Corp. (NYSE: PCG) grid connections to the remote area near Yosemite National Park.
The contract represents a new use for BoxPower’s…
