The Blue Summit Battery Energy Storage System is a 30,000kW energy storage project located in Texas, US.
The electro-chemical battery energy storage project uses lithium-ion as its storage technology. The project was commissioned in 2017.
Description
The Blue Summit Battery Energy Storage System was developed by NextEra Energy Resources. The project is owned by NextEra Energy Resources (100%), a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Capital Holdings.
The key applications of the project are renewable energy integaration, frequency regulation and grid support services.
Contractors involved
NextEra Energy Resources has delivered the battery energy storage project.
Additional information
Blue Summit Battery Energy storage facilities provide electricity to the grid in fractions of a second to help keep it humming at a steady 60 hertz because large enough drops or spikes in frequency could lead to blackouts or damage equipment.
About NextEra Energy Resources
NextEra Energy Resources LLC (NEER), a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc,is a diversified clean energy company and is one of the largest wholesale generators of electric power in the US. The company, together with its subsidiaries owns, develops, constructs, manages and operates electricity generating facilities in wholesale energy markets in the US, Canada and Spain. The company generates electricity using different fuel sources such as natural gas and oil, wind, solar and nuclear. It offers electricity to utilities, retail electricity providers, power cooperatives, municipal electricity providers and industrial companies. The company also provides energy and capacity requirement services; conducts power and gas marketing and trading activities; participates in natural gas, natural gas liquids and oil production and pipeline infrastructure development; and owns a retail electricity provider. NEER is headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida, the US.
Methodology
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