- Angelo Storage and Great Kiskadee Storage will support grid reliability in the Energy Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market
- The Angelo and Great Kiskadee storage projects are expected to begin commercial operations in late 2023 and 2024.
Yesterday, Apex Clean Energy and Powin LLC (Powin), a global energy storage platform provider, announced two new battery storage projects in Texas. Apex developed and will construct, own, and operate the projects; Powin is providing its Centipede™ Platform and StackOS™ battery management system.
Each of the 195 MW Angelo Solar Project, Great Kiskadee Storage, and Angelo Storage’s 100 MW/200 MWh capacity deliveries to the Texas grid will have a two-hour battery duration.
In order to ensure a sufficient supply of power while enabling the grid to function more effectively and flexibly, the storage devices will absorb excess solar or wind generation when demand is low and discharge when energy usage is high. “As Texas experiences more extreme weather conditions in both summer and winter months, there’s a growing need for cleaner and more reliable energy,” said Geoff Brown, CEO of Powin. “With visibility and control down to the battery cell level, our platform can respond to changing grid conditions in real time. As these new storage projects are deployed, ERCOT customers in the region will have the assurance of a climate-resilient grid backed by Powin’s technology. Mark Goodwin, president and CEO of Apex, said: “Battery storage is a crucial component of our nation’s energy transition, and Apex is investing accordingly, with 11.6 GW of utility-scale storage in our development portfolio gigawatts of clean energy potential that is only realized alongside experienced partners like Powin.”
Together, the projects will generate more than $24.4 million in tax revenue and approximately 100 jobs during construction. The Angelo and Great Kiskadee storage projects are expected to begin commercial operations in late 2023 and 2024.