===== 296 Team Meeting - January 20, 2016 ======
**Attended: Kenny, Kyaw, Jaimie**

==== Updates: ====
    * Created team name
    * Set up group wikipage
    * Created goals to reach before Friday's meeting (1/22/16)
    * Read through one reading
    * Answered general questions in Christie's email

==== Q/A: ====
Q1. What is a microgrid?

A1. It’s a small central electricity system; Model of a large electric system

Q2. In reference to renewable energy sources, why is there concern about the stability of the grid?

A2. Intermittent energy due to weather patterns

Q3. Why create a self sufficient sensor network?

A3. Be able to monitor the weather and better predict when there is energy production. Also help to choose where to place PV in future

Q4. What database does the current weatherbox use?

A4. Relational database, specifically PostgreSQL
    * Linux platform (Santiago iteration) from Redhat Enterpise 6.3
    * Open source

Q5. What transceiver does the current weatherbox use?

A5. XBee

==== Reminders: ====
    * Email Dr. Sasaki about Ron Ho Fund
    * Read 2 papers
    * Find similarities between weather box iterations (These might become key points to include in our design)