Santa Barbara County Unveils ‘New Toy’: The Nanogrid Emergency Response Trailer

Environmentally Friendly Mobile Charging Station to Allow People to Power Electric Medical Devices and More During Power Outages

Santa Barbara County's Office of Emergency Management Director Kelly Hubbard cut the ceremonial ribbon to celebrate the emergency response trailer's arrival. | Credit: Callie Fausey

Thu May 04, 2023 | 03:01pm

Outfitted with solar panels, battery packs, and a fuel cell powered by green hydrogen, Santa Barbara County’s newest disaster response service is an environmentally friendly nanogrid on wheels. 

In other words, it’s a mobile charging station. 

Kelly Hubbard, the director of the county’s Office of Emergency Management, cut the ceremonial ribbon to mark the Nanogrid Emergency Response Trailer’s arrival to Santa Barbara on Wednesday, May 3, at the County Fire Department Headquarters. 

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