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SCPPA & Ice Energy To Develop 53-MW of Energy Storage
The Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) and Ice Energy this week announced an agreement to develop one of the first utility-scale energy storage projects in the U.S. The 53 megawatt (MW) project, to be implemented by SCPPA member utilities throughout Southern California is expected to shift as much as 64 gigawatt-hours of on-peak electrical consumption to off-peak periods every year, reducing exposure to costly peak power and improving the reliability of the electrical grid.
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Interesting. I don't really understand how the energy is stored. In the end, it's all about load balancing. Night times are dead for power companies. Tons of energy is wasted because you can't just turn on and off the generators like you do a light switch. But until now, storing the unused power has never been cost effective. Batteries too expensive, etc. I wonder what they're using here.
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