Battery Facilities Becoming Essential Infrastructure, But
On a 3-acre site on Electric Avenue in Brighton, Flatiron Energy proposed a 62K SF battery energy storage system that has been met with opposition from community
On a 3-acre site on Electric Avenue in Brighton, Flatiron Energy proposed a 62K SF battery energy storage system that has been met with opposition from community
Flatiron Energy''s groundbreaking 300-MW battery storage project in Boston aims to enhance reliability and champion environmental justice by 2028. Powering a greener future
The Boston Chemical Energy Storage Project represents a quantum leap in energy management technology. By addressing critical challenges in renewable integration and grid stability, it
The Commonwealth issued a draft request for proposals of 1.5 GW of batteries with storage durations of 4 to 10 hours, primarily funded through the state''s Clean Peak Standard.
Boston''s first Battery Energy Storage System, proposed for construction in Brighton at 35 Electric Ave., has generated a wave of resident backlash to underdeveloped regulation
A render of the building that would house the BESS project. Image: Flatiron Energy / System operator ISO New England has given the go-ahead for a 300MW/1,200MWh indoor
Massachusetts has passed a bold energy storage mandate. It requires investor-owned utilities to secure 5,000 megawatts (MW) of storage by 2030. This includes 3,500 MW
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The projects were selected to pilot innovative, broadly replicable energy storage use cases and business models with multiple value streams, with the goal of priming Massachusetts for increased commercialization and deployment of storage technologies.
The energy storage procurement aligns with Massachusetts’ 2024 legislation, An Act Promoting a Clean Energy Grid, Advancing Equity and Protecting Ratepayers, which directs the state to procure energy storage totaling 5 GW by July 31, 2030. The procurement targets 3.5 GW of mid-duration storage (four to ten hours), totaling 14,000 to 35,000 MWh.
The act requires all electric distribution companies (EDCs) to report annually on energy storage deployment within their territories no later than February 15 each year. It was reported last year that Massachusetts had a cumulative storage capacity of 569MWh, with an additional 8,806 MWh in the development pipeline.
Massachusetts is initiating efforts toward its 2024 goal of procuring 5 GW of energy storage by 2030. A draft request for proposals (RFP) for 1.5 GW of 4- to 10-hour energy storage resources has been released. This initial RFP follows the state’s 2024 legislation mandating the procurement of 5 GW of storage capacity by 2030.