Invenergy has announced the start of commercial operations of its 31.5MW Grand Ridge Energy Storage project in La Salle County, Illinois, USA.
The project is located about 80 miles southwest of Chicago at Invenergy's Grand Ridge Energy Center, which is comprised of a 210MW wind farm; a 20MW solar project; and an existing 1.5MW energy storage unit. Invenergy also will bring online this year the 31.5MW Beech Ridge Energy Storage project in West Virginia. Both Beech Ridge Energy Storage and Grand Ridge Energy Storage are utilizing BYD America's Containerized Energy Storage System. In all, Invenergy has more than 100 MW of energy storage projects in operation, in construction, and in development in the United States.
