A recently completed 350-megawatt battery storage system in eastern Riverside County California is operational and expanding grid capacity.
The Crimson Energy Storage Project will generate “1400 megawatt-hours of electricity at full capacity,” a Bureau of Land Management news release said.
“The BLM is proud to support responsible development of renewable energy projects as part of our mission to sustainably manage public lands,” BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning said in the release. “The Crimson Solar project is one of the largest standalone battery energy storage projects on BLM-managed lands and showcases the agency’s commitment to meeting the Nation’s energy and economic needs with 21st Century technology.”
The Crimson Energy Storage Project is part of a larger Crimson Solar Project to be constructed in the future, the release reported.
“The entire project includes approximately 2,000 acres of BLM-managed land, located 13 miles west of Blythe in Riverside County,” the release said.
The storage facility will house and dispatch electricity to power more than 47,000 homes yearly, NBC Palm Springs reported Oct. 18.
“It is also expected to displace as much as 275,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions and 47 tons of nitrogen oxides emissions annually, compared to generation by natural gas fired turbines,” NBC Palm Springs said.
