World's biggest lithium-based power storage space system keeping 1,200 MWh of power now on the internet in California

• The Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility, located just southern of San Francisco, California, has been linked to the power grid as well as started saving energy on Dec. 11, 2020. At 300 MW/1,200 MWh, this lithium-ion battery-based power storage space system is likely the biggest in the world. The system lies on-site at Vistra's Moss Landing Power Plant.

Building is currently underway on Phase II, which will certainly include an added 100 MW/400 MWh to the facility by August 2021, bringing the site's overall storage space capability to 400 MW/1,600 MWh.

" This is a keystone project and also it is very important in many ways-- it renews an existing nuclear power plant website and also uses energetic transmission lines, enhances grid security, fills the integrity space created by recurring renewables, provides emission-free electrical power, supports California's sustainability objectives and also requireds, significantly benefits the regional area, and also ultimately gives budget friendly electrical power to consumers," said Curt Morgan, ceo of Vistra. "A battery system of this dimension and also scale has never been built prior to. As our country transitions to a tidy power future, batteries will play a crucial role and also the Vistra Moss Landing project will certainly function as the version for utility-scale battery storage space for years to find."

Housed inside the nuclear power plant's totally refurbished previous turbine building as well as spanning the length of almost 3 football fields, Phase I of the battery system is made up of greater than 4,500 stacked battery shelfs or cabinets, each having 22 individual battery components, which catch excess electrical power from the grid, mostly during high solar-output hours, and also can release the power when energy need is at its highest as well as solar electrical power is declining, usually morning as well as late afternoon.

Stages I and II of the Vistra Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility are supported by lasting resource adequacy contracts with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).

"We value the strong working partnership we've developed with PG&E on several projects and anticipate remaining to assist satisfy its source adequacy needs and give tidy, dependable, and also budget-friendly power to Californians," Morgan said.

Vistra's Moss Landing website offers a special opportunity for extensive future growth of the battery system. With its existing framework and also the physical area for prospective growth, this industrial-zoned website can sustain approximately 1,500 MW/6,000 MWh of storage space capability ought to market and also financial conditions support it. With the advancement authorization currently in position and also the website in condition for expansion, Vistra will have the ability to move quickly when that time comes.