The Vistra Energy-Oakland Power Plant – Battery Energy Storage System is a 36,250kW energy storage project located in Oakland, California, US. The rated storage capacity of the project is 145,000kWh.

The electro-chemical battery energy storage project uses lithium-ion as its storage technology. The project was announced in 2019 and will be commissioned in 2022.

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Description

The Vistra Energy-Oakland Power Plant – Battery Energy Storage System is being developed by Vistra. The project is owned by Vistra (100%).

The key applications of the project are demand response and grid support services.

Contractors involved

Vistra is the owner. Vistra is the developer.

Additional information

The Oakland Clean Energy Initiative (OCEI) aims to replace the 40-year-old “Oakland Power Plant,” which was acquired by Vistra in 2018, with clean energy resources. The storage project will provide EBCE with local resource adequacy – electricity-generating capacity that is available to serve demand even under stressful system conditions – and transmission-related reliability. Vistra plans to increase the size of battery energy storage project. The battery capacity will be increased from 20 MW/80 MWh to 36.25 MW/145 MWh. The battery energy storage system (BESS) will be a partial replacement for the aging 165 MW jet fuel-fired plant, which is currently on a Reliability Must-Run contract with the California Independent System Operator (CAISO).

About Vistra

Vistra Corp (Vistra), formerly Vistra energy Corp, is an investment holding company, which is engaged in the operation of the integrated power business. The company through its subsidiaries is involved in electricity generation, wholesale energy sales and purchases, commodity risk management activities, and retail sales of electricity to end-users. It generates electricity through its natural gas, nuclear, coal, and solar facilities. The company also offers electricity plans, home protection plans, smart thermostats, renewable energy programs, and mobile solutions. It serves commercial, municipal, residential and industrial customers across various states in the US, Canada and Japan. Vistra is headquartered in Irving, Texas, the US.

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.