Spearmint Energy turns sod on 150MW Texas battery

• Revolution BESS in west Texas will be operational in 2023

Spearmint Energy has actually begun on a 150MW, two-hour battery energy storage project in west Texas, in collaboration with Mortenson, as design, procurement, and building (EPC) professional.

In November 2022, Spearmint and also Mortenson implemented an EPC agreement under which Mortenson will make and construct the Revolution grid battery, due online in 2023.

Especially, Mortenson will construct the battery storage space center, substation, and transmission line linking the project to the ERCOT grid in Texas.

" We are proud to begin building of Revolution in close partnership with Mortenson, a sector pioneer with significant proficiency engineering as well as constructing battery energy storage facilities," stated Andrew Waranch, Founder, President, and also Chief Executive Officer of Spearmint.

" Revolution will supply important grid resiliency and integrity solutions to allow the continued release of low-cost renewable resource in ERCOT each time when our nation is coming to grips with obstacles brought by an altering climate, increasing oil and also natural gas rates, enhancing need for power, and the impacts of supply chain restrictions, inflation, as well as tariffs on the building and construction of brand-new generation centers.

" We delight in to begin with Mortenson on our inaugural project as well as are 100% devoted to bringing Revolution into solution with a pledge to no injuries."

Brent Bergland, Vice President of Project Development for Mortenson, added: "We are delighted to share our best-in-class battery energy storage style as well as structure capacities to carry out Revolution securely and also efficiently. We eagerly anticipate working closely with the Spearmint team to add this much-needed storage property to the ERCOT grid."

Located in west Texas, a wind and also solar generation center within the Lower Colorado River Authority's transmission network, Revolution is anticipated to be one of the biggest batteries in the United States, advancing the growth of "Texas-sized" batteries in ERCOT and also throughout the nation.