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Ice Energy Delivering 250 kW Of Electric Capacity For Maine Energy Storage Pilot
Ice Energy Delivering 250 kW Of Electric Capacity For Maine Energy Storage Pilot
by Renew Grid on December 05, 2013
Energy storage solutions provider Ice Energy will deliver 250 kW of electric capacity for utility Central Maine Power Co. (CMPCO) as part of a thermal energy storage pilot program that was approved by the Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC).
To manage the peak electric load created by the region's demand for air-conditioning, the MPUC is exploring non-transmission alternatives to meet the reliability needs in the Boothbay Harbor area, according to Ice Energy.
The company says it will deliver the capacity for GridSolar, the coordinator of the program, in the form of Ice Bear systems deployed across CMPCO's Boothbay sub-region. Ice Energy notes that Ice Bears provide a cooling alternative to traditional air-conditioning by shifting the electricity consumption required to run the units from day to night to create and store cooling energy in the form of ice.
Each Ice Bear unit provides peak demand reduction by thermal energy storage and can also provide demand response, Ice Energy adds.
by Renew Grid on December 05, 2013
Energy storage solutions provider Ice Energy will deliver 250 kW of electric capacity for utility Central Maine Power Co. (CMPCO) as part of a thermal energy storage pilot program that was approved by the Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC).
To manage the peak electric load created by the region's demand for air-conditioning, the MPUC is exploring non-transmission alternatives to meet the reliability needs in the Boothbay Harbor area, according to Ice Energy.
The company says it will deliver the capacity for GridSolar, the coordinator of the program, in the form of Ice Bear systems deployed across CMPCO's Boothbay sub-region. Ice Energy notes that Ice Bears provide a cooling alternative to traditional air-conditioning by shifting the electricity consumption required to run the units from day to night to create and store cooling energy in the form of ice.
Each Ice Bear unit provides peak demand reduction by thermal energy storage and can also provide demand response, Ice Energy adds.
http://www.renewgridmag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10597
