Environment + Energy Leader – Ameresco Inks 4 Battery Energy Storage Contracts

Cleantech integrator Ameresco said it has secured four large battery energy storage system projects co-located at gas power plants owned by Middle River Power. The BESS projects will add a projected 379 megawatt hours to the California power grid.

Middle River Power is an independent power company wholly owned by global investment firm Avenue Capital. The installation of the new large-scale energy storage systems will improve MRP’s natural gas power plants’ efficiency, reduce emissions and increase the capability of the California power grid.

MRP operates 10 natural gas power plants, including eight in California. According to Ameresco, the four energy system projects are in line with the state’s 100% renewable energy goal by 2045.

“Energy storage is pivotal for ensuring resource adequacy and resiliency in California,” Britta MacIntosh, executive vice president and general manager of West and Europe regions, Ameresco, said in a statement. “To better prepare California for unforeseen disruptions to the grid, our team will work in concert with Middle River Power to fully integrate emission-reducing battery energy storage technology into four of its California-based gas power plants to ensure we meet California’s clean energy goals.”

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