Remote photovoltaic, standalone systems

The initiation of electrification of small farm villages in the Southern States of Mexico is described by examining a one-year history of one village´s experience. The system is based on distributed power sources, as the individual residences are a collection of farms rather than contiguous houses. Distributed power systems, with very small loads, require a small modular generator and energy storage system that are reliable, inexpensive, readily available, and easily understood by the populace. The component selection, system design, integral training, installation, and maintenance programs were created to produce a system that would be independent of outside suppliers.<>