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Pacific Marine Energy Center (PMEC) Seminar</div>
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Speaker: Prof. June Lukuyu, UW Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering</div>
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Title: Aligning Decentralized Rural Electrification with Community Priorities</div>
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Date/Time: Thursday 5/8, 4pm PT</div>
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Location: Sieg Building, 429</div>
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Zoom: <span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://tinyurl.com/PMECSpringSeminar2025__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!hQHXjOzSTeu7_457SUFmZ0VrIKNXlAzIq-s9MUsVnK84-WmY4HkByTfAwO6dLMcgXgZHGhvflSwdkg$" target="_blank" id="OWA63722d20-7ce9-b448-897b-f26e81e6f893" class="OWAAutoLink" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://tinyurl.com/PMECSpringSeminar2025__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!hQHXjOzSTeu7_457SUFmZ0VrIKNXlAzIq-s9MUsVnK84-WmY4HkByTfAwO6dLMcgXgZHGhvflSwdkg$&source=gmail&ust=1746820220661000&usg=AOvVaw3RA40otNZS5gXGJGwWywwx" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://tinyurl.com/<wbr style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">PMECSpringSeminar2025</a></span></div>
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Abstract: As decentralized energy solutions like mini-grids and standalone systems gain prominence in rural electrification planning efforts internationally, challenges remain in aligning these technologies with community priorities, ensuring sustainable demand
growth, and reducing high system costs. This talk presents a participatory, community-driven model for rural electrification that centers local needs and participation, offering an alternative to conventional technology-first approaches. Drawing from ongoing
collaborative research with a growing team of scholars and practitioners, I will outline strategies for integrating participatory demand estimation, flexible system design, and cooperative governance models. The talk will also highlight innovative tools such
as gamification-based demand estimation, which supports more inclusive planning by actively engaging communities in articulating their energy aspirations. </div>
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Program on Climate Change</div>
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University of Washington</div>
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Ocean Sciences Building, Room 335A</div>
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Phone: 206-543-6521</div>
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