OCED has awarded the LDES STORED project, led by Urban Electric Power (UEP) in collaboration with the New York Power Authority and EPRI

Long-Duration Energy Storage (LDES) Demonstrations Program

Stored Rechargeable Energy Demonstration (STORED)

OCED has awarded the LDES STORED project, led by Urban Electric Power (UEP) in collaboration with the New York Power Authority and EPRI, with more than $675,000 out of the total project federal cost share of up to $6.5 million to begin Phase 1 of its project plan. UEP plans to develop and build two LDES systems that together provide up to 600 kW of power for up to 12 hours per discharge, using its own rechargeable zinc-manganese dioxide batteries. The LDES systems will be installed at two sites, State University of New York Oneonta in Oneonta, NY and Westchester County’s Grasslands Reservation in Valhalla, NY, to provide power resilience to the campuses, increasing the utilization of renewable power at both locations. This project uses low-cost and largely domestically available materials to decrease technology risk, reduce demand on grid infrastructure through reduced peak demand load, and reduce total costs of installation and operation as compared to a lithium-ion system.

During Phase 1, UEP and the project team will initiate and develop system designs and site agreements, procure long lead time items, begin community and labor engagement, and develop community stakeholder working groups for both sites.

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