LS Power to activate 'globe's biggest' battery in The golden state in the middle of power situation

• Facilities company LS Power is to switch on what is thought to be the globe's largest single-site battery project at 250MW prior to the end of the month.

The Gateway Energy Storage project, situated in San Diego, California, currently has an ability of 230MW, but gets on track to stand at 250MW by the end of the month.

The statement comes among a raft of activity in California's battery storage area. Asset management team Capital Dynamics and independent power manufacturer Tenaska validated themselves to be working together on a 2GW battery pipeline in the state simply the other day, while numerous megawatts of power storage space projects have additionally been contracted for in recent months.

Greater focus has also been positioned on power storage space in California this week as the state is presently in the throes of a significant heatwave which has placed fantastic strain on the state's power supply.

The golden state's Independent System Operator has issued various warnings of rolling power outages today consequently, while market representatives have consistently shot down tips renewables and also energy storage space centers are responsible for the stress on the grid, instead specifying that higher expansion of both stood to fix such problems.