Skip to site menu Skip to page content

Spearmint Energy commissions 300MWh BESS project in Texas

The 150MW/300 megawatt-hour Revolution battery project will stabilise the Texas electricity grid during times of extreme weather.

Surya Akella July 27 2023

Florida-based renewables developer Spearmint Energy has begun commissioning its 150MW/300 megawatt-hour battery energy storage system (BESS), known as Revolution, which has two hours of backup and is located in Texas.

The PowerTitan Series battery system is being supplied and installed by Chinese solar inverter and energy storage systems supplier Sungrow.

This will take the project another step towards the launch of commercial operations.

Revolution is one of the largest BESS projects in the US, located in the Lower Colorado River Authority’s transmission network.

Sungrow’s PowerTitan liquid-cooled battery system leverages lithium-iron phosphate battery cells and a liquid cooling system for heat dissipation.

It will enable Spearmint to support a low-cost, clean and resilient grid for homes and businesses across the Electric Reliability Council of Texas power market.

Spearmint Energy founder, president and CEO Andrew Waranch stated: “We are pleased to partner with Sungrow, well-recognised for its state-of-the-art projects and expertise in innovative and scalable energy storage solutions, on our inaugural project.

“We are confident that with Sungrow’s support, Spearmint can help to further establish Texas’ grid as the gold standard for battery storage projects across the country. We look forward to harnessing the capabilities of the PowerTitan platform as Revolution nears operation.”

Ground-breaking on the project took place in December 2022. The engineering, procurement and construction contract was awarded to Mortenson, a Minnesota-based construction services provider.

Revolution was energised in June 2023 and is scheduled to begin operations later in the same year. It will provide resilience to the Texas grid during times of extreme weather.

Uncover your next opportunity with expert reports

Steer your business strategy with key data and insights from our latest market research reports and company profiles. Not ready to buy? Start small by downloading a sample report first.

Newsletters by sectors

close

Sign up to the newsletter: In Brief

Visit our Privacy Policy for more information about our services, how we may use, process and share your personal data, including information of your rights in respect of your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications. Our services are intended for corporate subscribers and you warrant that the email address submitted is your corporate email address.

Thank you for subscribing

View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network.

close