RES brings real-time 12-MW/48-MWh battery project in Virginia
- US power business Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) has taken into operation a 12-MW/48-MWh battery energy storage space project at the 17-MW Scott solar farm in Powhatan County, Virginia.
The project contains one AC-coupled battery energy storage system and 2 DC-coupled battery energy storage space systems that are retrofitted to the existing solar setup. The battery systems were built by UK's RES Group.
For Dominion Energy, this is the biggest functional storage space pilot project to day. The firm has a 2-MW battery in New Kent County, which has actually functioned considering that February, and also an additional 2-MW battery in Hanover County that is because of be commissioned later on this year.
Furthermore, a 20-MW storage project in Chesterfield County and a 50-MW storage space project in Loudoun County have actually been approved by the Virginia State Corporation Commission.
"These battery systems will certainly aid us better comprehend exactly how finest to deploy utility scale batteries across our service area to support our goal of net zero emissions by 2050," claimed Dominion Energy Virginia's president Ed Baine.
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