The Acorn Battery Energy Storage Projects is a 6,500kW energy storage project located in Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, California, US. The rated storage capacity of the project is 26,500kWh.
The electro-chemical battery energy storage project uses lithium-ion as its storage technology. The project was announced in 2018 and will be commissioned in 2021.
Description
The Acorn Battery Energy Storage Projects is being developed by esVolta. The project is owned by Southern California Edison (100%), a subsidiary of Edison International.
The key applications of the project are demand response and grid support services.
Contractors involved
Southern California Edison is the owner. esVolta is the developer.
esVolta is the system integrator.
Additional information
The projects will also provide an array of energy and ancillary services to California’s electric grid, facilitating California’s transition to a cleaner and more resilient electric system. Acorn Battery Energy Storage Projects involves three projects with total combined storage capacity of 6.5 MW / 26.5 MWh.
About esVolta
esVolta (esVolta) is a developer, owner and operator of utility-scale energy storage projects that develops a large pipeline of future storage projects. esVolta is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, the US.
Methodology
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