APS Partnership Launches Battery Storage Project

Papago Storage is the archetypal of 3 Recurrent Energy projects with tolling agreements successful spot with APS to go operational. Collectively, the 3 projects volition supply 1,800 MWh of artillery retention capableness and 150 MWac of star generation. Once each are afloat operational, they volition store and present capable energy to service the equivalent of 72,000 homes for 4 hours, on with star procreation capableness capable to enactment astir 24,000 homes annually.

Derek Seaman, APS Director of Resource Acquisition, said, “Summer is here, and we are acceptable to service APS customers with the vigor they request erstwhile they request it. The Papago Storage task is portion of our divers and balanced vigor mix, helping america proceed to supply Arizona with top-tier reliability and affordable service.”

Kevin Thompson, Chair of the Arizona Corporation Commission noted, “I commend Recurrent Energy for completion of their 300MW Papago Energy Storage Project. Bringing online 1 of our state’s largest artillery retention projects during this captious clip erstwhile vigor request is increasing rapidly volition assistance our utilities execute an all-of-the-above effect to that request and further diversify Arizona’s vigor resources.”

Arizona House Majority Leader Michael Carbone added, “I congratulate Recurrent Energy connected this tremendous vigor retention achievement. With our favorable concern climate, Arizona’s system is attracting improvement from each implicit the world, and we indispensable supply the vigor to accommodate this unthinkable growth. The Papago Storage Project volition play an important relation successful Arizona’s vigor future.”

In summation to strengthening grid reliability, the task besides contributes to the section assemblage done taxation revenues and nonstop support. Through its Community CaRE (Community and Renewable Energy) Program, Recurrent Energy has donated to the Harquahala Fire District and Arlington Elementary School successful Maricopa County.

Canadian Solar’s majority-owned subsidiary, e-STORAGE, served arsenic the turnkey engineering, procurement, and operation supplier for the task and volition proceed to enactment Papago Storage nether a semipermanent work agreement.

Ismael Guerrero, CEO of Recurrent Energy, stated, “The commissioning of Papago Storage marks a large milestone successful our collaboration with APS to fortify Arizona’s vigor infrastructure. We’re arrogant to present flexible capableness that meets the state’s increasing vigor needs and grateful for APS’s continued partnership. As we statesman operations, we stay committed to gathering semipermanent worth for the section assemblage and our partners.”