Logan City Light & Power, the public power utility for the City of Logan, Utah, and WATTMORE, an energy storage software and service provider, announced on Nov. 14 the successful completion of a 125 KW, 500 KWh battery energy storage system in Logan, Utah.
While this battery energy storage system, supported by Eos Energy Enterprises Inc., batteries and storage technology and WATTMORE Intellect Energy Management System software, is deployed on a smaller scale, it will help Logan City understand how to implement a larger scale system to support renewable energy on the grid, provide additional power when electricity demand is high, provide backup power when needed, and ensure greater reliability of the grid.
“As we increase our use of solar and wind energy, we are excited to add energy storage to our network to increase the value of our renewable energy resources and increase grid reliability,” said Mark Montgomery, Director of Logan City Light & Power. “This energy storage project will help us plan for future clean energy projects, and we appreciate WATTMORE and Eos helping us launch this important clean energy and reliability project.”
The BESS project includes a single container of Eos Energy zinc hybrid batteries and the WATTMORE Intellect Energy Management System to supply energy for multiple use cases.
WATTMORE’s EMS system uses machine learning to optimally charge and discharge the batteries to enable Logan City Light & Power to learn how batteries can provide backup power to critical loads, reduce demand charges to save on costs, and improve the utilization of solar and natural gas assets.
Eos Energy batteries, made at the company’s Turtle Creek, Penn., manufacturing facility, are guaranteed to be safe and non-flammable. Eos batteries do not require cooling systems, which reduces both ambient noise and operating costs.
“Battery storage systems are a critical component of any grid-scale renewable project, and we are excited to be an integral part of bringing Logan’s new energy storage project to life,” said Justin Vagnozzi, SVP of Global Sales at Eos Energy. “We recognize the significance of the city and utility adopting made in America clean energy technologies in their first BESS installation, which will provide valuable insight for future projects.”
