Portland General Electric Company recently announced plans to deploy two battery energy storage systems with a total installed capacity of 400MW in Oregon. These two energy storage systems will provide clean energy to 260000 local households during the peak electricity demand period from 5pm to 9pm every day.
Portland General Electric Company stated that these two installed capacity 200MW battery energy storage projects will last for 4 hours, with each project having a storage capacity of 800MWh. This is the largest independent battery energy storage project deployed by a US utility company outside of California.
The company plans to deploy a 200MW/800MWh Troutdale battery energy storage system in Portland, Oregon, which will be owned and operated by NextEra Energy. The energy storage developer Eolian Company is responsible for development and deployment, and is expected to open and operate by the end of 2024.
Portland General Electric Company will purchase power services from NextEra Energy through a signed 20-year energy storage capacity procurement agreement.
The additional 200MW/800MWh Seaside battery energy storage system will be owned and operated by Portland General Electric Company. The company stated that the battery energy storage system is also developed and deployed by Eolian and is expected to be put into use by mid-2025.
The Wheatridge renewable energy power generation facility is located near Lexington, Oregon, and is the first utility scale hybrid deployment energy system in North America, deploying wind, solar, and battery energy storage systems together.
