Ameresco to construct 50MW battery energy storage system with SVP

Ameresco has announced that it will construct a battery energy storage system, or BESS, of up to 50-megawatts,or MW, to provide Silicon Valley Power, or SVP, additional local area capacity for electrical system reliability and flexibility. The BESS, named Kifer Energy Storage, will be installed adjacent to the existing Kifer Receiving Station within SVP’s service territory. The Ameresco owned asset, which is scheduled to begin construction in mid-2024, will mark the beginning of a 25-year lease and Energy Storage Agreement with the City of Santa Clara. Ameresco will develop, own, and operate the BESS, while SVP will supply the charging energy. With a maximum energy capacity of up to 200 megawatt-hours, or MWh, the BESS will efficiently acquire surplus renewable electricity and provide a clean and reliable resource to integrate renewables, decrease reliance on gas-fired generation, and mitigate greenhouse gas, or GHG, and criteria air pollutant emissions.