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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The groundbreaking for a 400 megawatt-hour (MWh), battery-based storage system in Long Beach, California, marks the growing presence of battery storage technology in the U.S. power generation landscape.
Industrial Info is tracking more than $8 billion in battery storage project activity in the U.S. The U.S. has several operational battery-related energy storage projects based on lead acid, lithium-ion, nickel based, sodium-based and flow batteries, accounting for 750 megawatts (MW) of rated power in 2018, according to the University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems. The West Coast contains roughly half of all the U.S. battery storage project activity being tracked by Industrial Info.
Click on the image at right for a graph showing U.S. battery storage project activity by market region.
On Thursday, a subsidiary of AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) (Arlington, Virginia), announced the groundbreaking of a battery-based storage system for the Alamitos Energy Center (AES). Part of a modernization and replacement of the existing AES Alamitos Generating System, the energy-storage system will serve as a mainstream option for peaking power and grid support, according to a press release by AES and battery storage technology firm Fluence (Arlington). For more information on the battery storage system, see Industrial Info's project report.
The modernization and repowering of the Alamitos power facility also consists of a 642-MW, combined-cycle natural gas-fired unit, including two 216-MW General Electric (NYSE:GE) combustion turbine generators, supplementary heat recovery steam generators and a 210-MW General Electric steam turbine generator. AES said changes in California's environmental law require power plants to significantly reduce the use of ocean water for cooling water, hence the need for a more efficient natural gas-fired power plant. See Industrial Info's project report for more information on the combined-cycle repowering.
The modernized Alamitos Energy Center also will help close an energy gap left by the permanent closure of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station and the retirement of other power plants, according to AES. For related information, see February 28, 2019, article - AES Set to Complete 3.8 GW of New Power Capacity, and March 24, 2014, article - California Turns to Natural Gas, Renewables to Replace Energy Lost from SONGS Closure.
In Monterey County, California, Vistra Energy Corporation (NYSE:VST) (Irving, Texas) is planning to build a 300-MW/1,200-MWh battery energy-storage unit at the Moss Landing Power Station. Vistra said the project will be the largest of its kind in the world upon its planned completion in fourth-quarter 2020. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
One of the largest planned U.S. battery storage projects being tracked by Industrial Info in terms of dollar value is on the other side of the country: Florida Power & Light's (FPL) $759 million Manatee Energy Storage Center in Parrish, Florida. The center will replace two older natural gas-fired generating units at FPL's neighboring power plant. The 409-MW solar-powered battery system will have four times the capacity of the largest battery system now in operation, according to FPL, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Incorporated (NYSE:NEE) (Juno Beach, Florida). By using energy from the batteries when there is higher demand for electricity, FPL said it will offset the need to run other power plants. Completion of the energy storage center is planned for the end of 2021. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
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Industrial Info is tracking more than $8 billion in battery storage project activity in the U.S. The U.S. has several operational battery-related energy storage projects based on lead acid, lithium-ion, nickel based, sodium-based and flow batteries, accounting for 750 megawatts (MW) of rated power in 2018, according to the University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems. The West Coast contains roughly half of all the U.S. battery storage project activity being tracked by Industrial Info.
On Thursday, a subsidiary of AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) (Arlington, Virginia), announced the groundbreaking of a battery-based storage system for the Alamitos Energy Center (AES). Part of a modernization and replacement of the existing AES Alamitos Generating System, the energy-storage system will serve as a mainstream option for peaking power and grid support, according to a press release by AES and battery storage technology firm Fluence (Arlington). For more information on the battery storage system, see Industrial Info's project report.
The modernization and repowering of the Alamitos power facility also consists of a 642-MW, combined-cycle natural gas-fired unit, including two 216-MW General Electric (NYSE:GE) combustion turbine generators, supplementary heat recovery steam generators and a 210-MW General Electric steam turbine generator. AES said changes in California's environmental law require power plants to significantly reduce the use of ocean water for cooling water, hence the need for a more efficient natural gas-fired power plant. See Industrial Info's project report for more information on the combined-cycle repowering.
The modernized Alamitos Energy Center also will help close an energy gap left by the permanent closure of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station and the retirement of other power plants, according to AES. For related information, see February 28, 2019, article - AES Set to Complete 3.8 GW of New Power Capacity, and March 24, 2014, article - California Turns to Natural Gas, Renewables to Replace Energy Lost from SONGS Closure.
In Monterey County, California, Vistra Energy Corporation (NYSE:VST) (Irving, Texas) is planning to build a 300-MW/1,200-MWh battery energy-storage unit at the Moss Landing Power Station. Vistra said the project will be the largest of its kind in the world upon its planned completion in fourth-quarter 2020. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
One of the largest planned U.S. battery storage projects being tracked by Industrial Info in terms of dollar value is on the other side of the country: Florida Power & Light's (FPL) $759 million Manatee Energy Storage Center in Parrish, Florida. The center will replace two older natural gas-fired generating units at FPL's neighboring power plant. The 409-MW solar-powered battery system will have four times the capacity of the largest battery system now in operation, according to FPL, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Incorporated (NYSE:NEE) (Juno Beach, Florida). By using energy from the batteries when there is higher demand for electricity, FPL said it will offset the need to run other power plants. Completion of the energy storage center is planned for the end of 2021. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, six offices in North America and 12 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. Follow IIR on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn. For more information on our coverage, send inquiries to info@industrialinfo.com or visit us online at http://www.industrialinfo.com.
