An existing PGE storage project. Credit: PGE. After China connected a huge battery to a project combining solar, wind and other generation sources, a US utility project has just been announced which will likewise combine solar and wind with a grid-scale battery. Oregon utility Portland General Electric (PGE) said yesterday that together with power producer NextEra Energy it plans to construct and connect a 300MW wind park, 50MW solar farm and 30MW of battery energy storage. Wheatridge Renewable Energy will combine with PGE’s existing resources, helping the utility meet as much as 50% of customer power demand emissions-free. PGE said that the project has been supported from its earliest stages by Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, who in a tweet yesterday said it spoke of the “#OregonWay spirit of finding solutions” and his pride in the “local folks” who had come together to make it possible. The full story is available on Energy Storage News Tags: pv power plants, solar-plus-storage, energy storage, solar wind hybrid, portland, usa, us
Oregon-based PGE (Portland General Electric) has announced the construction of a 30 MW battery storage system combined with a 300 MW wind farm and 50 MW solar park, in partnership with NextEra Energy. Wheatridge Renewable Energy will help Portland General Electric to meet up to half of customers' demand for power with renewable energy. The project has the support of Oregon Senator Ron Wyden.