California utility strikes 590MW storage space bargains

• Long-lasting contracts signed for four projects coming online in August 2022 and 2023

Southern California Edison (SCE) has actually authorized lasting contracts for four power storage space projects totalling 590MW.

One offer is with NextEra Energy for the 325MW Desert Peak battery development, which schedules online in August 2023.

A 2nd is with Recurrent Energy for the 200MW Crimson center, which is expected to be functional by August 2022.

The various other 2 are a 60MW project being created by 174 Power Global as well as Hanwha Group and also a 5MW behind-the-meter facility created by Sunrun, expected online in August 2022 and 2023, respectively.

The contracts enhance SCE's complete quantity of installed and also acquired battery storage capability to approximately 2050MW.

SCE vice head of state of power purchase and also management William Walsh said: "Bringing a lot more utility-scale battery storage resources online will boost the reliability of the grid and also additionally the assimilation of eco-friendly generation resources, like wind as well as solar, right into the grid.

" As California changes to 100% tidy renewable resource to minimize the greenhouse gas exhausts that are driving climate change, battery storage space will certainly play a vital function in harnessing the worth of these affordable, carbon-free sources in a reliable way."

One of the many methods these adaptable power sources can be used is by catching solar power throughout the day as well as dispersing the power as the sun collections and power usage remains high, SCE claimed.

It added that the plants can also be used to reply to the California Independent System Operator signals, high-demand occasions, heat waves or when the energy grid is stressed.