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    LS Energy supplying Battery Storage for Maryland Military Microgrid

    May 16, 2022
    The storage units, which are expected to begin operating in early 2023, will complement an 18 MW solar facility. The new units will help the Army base lower its electricity expenditure by participating in frequency regulation and demand response
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    Energy storage solutions firm LS Energy Solutions is supplying its flexible AiON-ESS energy storage system for the 6-MW/6-MWh microgrid project at the Fort Detrick Army Garrison in Maryland.

    The storage units, which are expected to begin operating in early 2023, will complement an 18 MW solar facility. The new units will help the Army base lower its electricity expenditure by participating in frequency regulation, demand response, and energy supply markets within the wholesale electricity market PJM. The microgrid-ready system will support the resiliency goals at the Garrison.

    The project will involve delivery of the units, under a contract with cleantech integrator Ameresco, along with warranties and replacement services for economic optimization throughout the project lifetime.

    LS Energy Solutions CEO Steve Fludder explained, “Our AiON-ESS provides all AC and DC energy storage functions in a single, easy to install and commission unit.  We look forward to deploying more of these systems with Ameresco in similarly critical applications.”

    The microgrid project will have an operating life of 20 years.  

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    EnergyTech is focused on the mission critical and large-scale energy users and their sustainability and resiliency goals. These include the commercial and industrial sectors, as well as the military, universities, data centers and microgrids.

    Many large-scale energy users such as Fortune 500 companies, and mission-critical users such as military bases, universities, healthcare facilities, public safety and data centers, shifting their energy priorities to reach net-zero carbon goals within the coming decades. These include plans for renewable energy power purchase agreements, but also on-site resiliency projects such as microgrids, combined heat and power, rooftop solar, energy storage, digitalization and building efficiency upgrades.