The Upton 2 Solar Power Plant – Battery Energy Storage System is a 10,000kW energy storage project located in Texas, US.
The electro-chemical battery energy storage project uses lithium-ion as its storage technology. The project was announced in 2018 and was commissioned in 2018.
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Description
The Upton 2 Solar Power Plant – Battery Energy Storage System is owned by Vistra (100%).
The key applications of the project are renewables capacity firming and renewables energy time shift.
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By GlobalDataVistra has delivered the battery energy storage project.
Additional information
Luminant, a subsidiary of Vistra Energy has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for Upton 2 battery energy storage system project. The New Technology Implementation Grant program is a part of the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan.
Methodology
All publicly-announced energy storage projects included in this analysis are drawn from GlobalData’s Power IC. The information regarding the projects are sourced through secondary information sources such as country specific power players, company news and reports, statistical organisations, regulatory body, government planning reports and their publications and is further validated through primary from various stakeholders such as power utility companies, consultants, energy associations of respective countries, government bodies and professionals from leading players in the power sector.
