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EVLO Puts Into Operation a First Battery Energy Project in the United States

EVLO's BESS project in Troy, Vermont (Photo: EVLO)
Located in Vermont, the project will help increase the amount of clean energy generation available to the New England grid and reduce peak demand.

August 20 2024 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

MONTRÉAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EVLO Energy Storage Inc. (EVLO), a fully integrated battery energy storage system (BESS) provider and wholly owned subsidiary of Hydro-Québec, today announced that it has completed the commissioning of a first utility-scale BESS project in the United States. The contracted 3 MW/12 MWh installation is in Troy, Vermont.

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The BESS will store energy during strong energy production times for later use during peak energy demand, helping to smooth out the intermittency of renewable power generation while delivering value to local utility customers.

The Troy project will also provide data to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Sandia National Laboratories to demonstrate how battery storage can enable the expansion of renewable energy production, while further integrating renewables into the New England grid.

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