Plus Power has introduced on-line the two-hour 175-MW Cross City Vitality Storage facility in Gorham, Maine. This undertaking is the most important of its type on the ISO New England grid.
The 350-MWh Cross City Vitality Storage Facility in Maine, that includes Sungrow PowerTitan BESS. Credit score: Plus Energy
“In the present day, Maine welcomed the most important vitality storage undertaking of its type in New England, delivering actual value financial savings and dependable energy for Maine,” stated Governor Janet Mills. “This undertaking will assist decrease electrical energy prices by lowering the necessity for expensive fossil fuels when the grid is strained, as we’ve seen throughout current excessive chilly climate. I congratulate the City of Gorham and Plus Energy on this vital achievement that may ship lasting financial savings and reliability for Maine folks.”
Cross City will assist the state’s objective to deploy 400 MW of battery vitality storage by 2030. Positioned on roughly 5 acres of land, Cross City interconnects adjoining to Central Maine Energy’s 115-kV Moshers substation, the place the transmission grid is especially congested. The ability’s location permits it to ease congestion and facilitate the usage of wind energy from Northern Maine to fulfill demand in Southern Maine and Boston.
Cross City may also assist ISO New England make up for the facility capability misplaced by retiring fuel and different energy vegetation.
“Plus Energy is proud to function one other landmark facility in New England and additional strengthen energy reliability within the area,” stated Naveen Abraham, chief govt officer of Plus Energy. “We look ahead to persevering with our partnership with ISO New England as our amenities display the distinctive capabilities of battery vitality storage techniques.”
Cross City options 156 models of Sungrow’s PowerTitan battery vitality storage system. Plus Energy labored with Maine-based Cianbro Corp. on engineering, procurement, and building of the ability.
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