Battery energy storage solutions firm FlexGen Power Systems will provide energy storage technology and software for the largest energy storage program in company history.
Southern California Edison (SCE) contracted cleantech integrator and renewable energy asset firm Ameresco for the project. FlexGen will provide their energy storage technology, HybridOS energy management system platform, and other equipment for the projects.
The energy storage systems, strategically located at three SCE substations, are designed to provide about 2,150 MWh of on-demand energy to increase grid reliability and decrease the grid’s dependence on natural gas power plants as California transitions to a clean energy future.
“California and Southern California Edison have been global leaders in driving the clean energy transition, and this innovative project is their latest important step. We’re proud to be partnering with Ameresco to deliver increased grid reliability and service to Southern California residents and businesses,” said Kelcy Pegler, CEO of FlexGen. ”Energy storage is critical to the future of the grid, and FlexGen has spent the last decade honing our capabilities to deliver critical energy storage assets to our partners.”
“Innovative cleantech projects of this magnitude have the ability to provide transformative solutions to regions in need of reliable and resilient energy,” said George Sakellaris, CEO, Ameresco. “At Ameresco, we are so pleased to be a part of a project that takes such a meaningful step in providing cleantech solutions to combat the disruptive effects of extreme weather events across the nation.”
The SCE projects, targeted to be completed in Summer 2022, are being deployed on an aggressive timeline driven by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s emergency proclamation to bring clean and resilient energy resources online to ensure the reliability and sufficiency of supply of resources for the California grid.
