Jin is currently helping a project development for a microgrid system at a major university in northern California. As a hybrid system, the microgrid will integrate both PV Solar renewable and storage technologies. It is intended to serve as a self-sufficient energy system and a distributed energy resource for the central grid, and it will both reduce the energy load of the campus and save costs from energy bills. The microgrid will also incorporate an electric car charging station. In his role of a project developer, Jin will manage the project in cooperation with technology vendors and university faculty. The microgrid features include backup power for unplanned outages, peak load shifting, demand response, solar power, and transportation electrification. 

The project is qualified to receive funding incentives through the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP), which funds the introduction of projects with battery energy systems to sites in areas recognized as disadvantaged communities per census data. Jin, as the project developer, is experienced in the SGIP application process for the project site.