The Grand Ridge Battery Energy Storage System is a 31,500kW energy storage project located in La Salle County, Illinois, US.
The electro-chemical battery energy storage project uses lithium-ion as its storage technology. The project was announced in 2014 and was commissioned in 2015.
Description
The Grand Ridge Battery Energy Storage System is owned by Invenergy (100%).
The key application of the project is frequency regulation.
Contractors involved
BYD and Invenergy have delivered the battery energy storage project.
Additional information
Invenergy’s Grand Ridge Energy Storage, located in LaSalle County, Illinois, is the second-largest lithium project in the world. The project began commercial operation in May and utilizes BYD America’s Containerized Energy Storage System. Grand Ridge is the largest renewable energy center in the world with wind, solar and advanced-energy storage in one location. In addition to the 31.5 MW storage unit, Grand Ridge houses a 210 MW wind farm, a 20 MW solar project, a second, 1.5 MW energy storage project, and a third, 3 MW storage project which is currently being commissioned.
Methodology
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