The McIntosh Power Plant – Compressed Air Energy Storage System is an 110,000kW energy storage project located in McIntosh, Alabama, US.
The electro-mechanical energy storage project uses compressed air storage as its storage technology. The project was commissioned in 1991.
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Description
The McIntosh Power Plant – Compressed Air Energy Storage System is owned by PowerSouth Energy Cooperative (100%).
The key applications of the project are electric energy time shift, electric supply reserve capacity – spinning and frequency regulation.
Contractors involved
Dresser-Rand Group and PowerSouth Energy Cooperative have delivered the energy storage project.
Methodology
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