Jupiter Power brings live 100-MW/200-MWh battery in Texas

Austin, Texas-based Jupiter Power LLC on Wednesday said it has put into service a 100-MW/200-MWh energy storage facility in its home state.

The Flower Valley II system is the second phase of an identical distribution-connected battery energy storage facility that the US company previously commissioned in Texas’ Reeves County. Together, the two projects represent an investment of over USD 70 million (EUR 62.9m).

Being among the largest energy storage projects in commercial operation in Texas, Flower Valey II will provide capacity and grid-firming ancillary services to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid. The system will be able to store electricity enough to cover the consumption of 20,000 homes at peak demand.

Currently, Jupiter is working on the commissioning of two other energy storage facilities in West Texas, each of 200 MWh, and expects to switch them on before the 2022 summer peak season in ERCOT. The capacity is being installed as part of the company’s plan to build and operate more than 650 MWh of energy storage capacity in the ERCOT area.

"Our utility-scale energy storage projects provide fast-responding, dispatchable energy that is essential for allowing the grid to better match renewable resources with customer demand,” said Andy Bowman, CEO of Jupiter Power.

(USD 1.0 = EUR 0.899)

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