SRP’s two grid-charged battery systems
The systems will add 340 MW/1360 MWh of additional battery storage capacity to SRP’s system.
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USA, Arizona: Salt River Project (SRP) and Plus Power will connect two new grid-charged battery storage systems, Sierra Estrella Energy Storage and Superstition Energy Storage to the grid. The systems will add 340 MW/1360 MWh of additional battery storage capacity to SRP’s system, enough to supply 76000 residential homes for a four-hour period.
The 250 MW Sierra Estrella Energy Storage facility in Avondale, AZ, is SRP’s largest grid-tied battery and now the largest standalone battery in the state. It is sited on nine acres in Avondale and unaffiliated with a specific type of power generation. The 90 MW Superstition Energy Storage facility is located in Gilbert. The project should come online already this week. Once both facilities are operational, nearly 1300 MW of battery and pumped hydro storage will serve SRP customers with affordable, reliable and sustainable power.
Plus Power designed the systems in consultation with Avondale and Gilbert first responders and will operate them to national safety codes and standards for Battery Energy Storage. The facilities feature lithium-ion battery energy storage systems designed and manufactured in the US by Tesla. Most of the EPC work was performed by union labor, and both facilities were supported by a federal investment tax credit from the Inflation Reduction Act.
Source: T&D World
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