NEC Energy Solutions announced Wednesday it is supplying Southern California Edison with its first grid energy storage pilot system.
The NEC ES GSS grid storage solution will be used in a pilot by SCE to demonstrate the ability of energy storage to support the distribution grid. In this situation, the storage will be used to defer traditional distribution grid upgrades that are becoming increasingly challenging, especially in dense urban environments such as those found in SCE service territory, according to NEC.
The system is the first to be delivered as a result of a pre-approved energy storage procurement program initially conceived of and announced by SCE last year. The first turn-key GSS energy storage solution delivered under this program will include 3.4-megawatt hour battery storage, a 3-megawatt power conversion system, and software to control the system.
A similar system is being installed in Sterling to make better use of the Municipal Light Department’s solar resources as well as serving as an emergency electricity backup for the police department.
