DEPCOM Energy has been chosen by Tucson Electrical Energy (TEP) to design, construct, and preserve the utility’s largest battery vitality storage system (BESS). At 200 megawatts of capability, the Roadrunner Reserve system will retailer 800 megawatt hours of vitality. The Roadrunner Reserve Undertaking will contribute to the good state of Arizona’s adoption of renewable vitality by offering versatile energy dispatch and grid stability aiding the state in assembly surging electrical energy demand and vitality reliability objectives.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — DEPCOM Energy (DEPCOM), an built-in supplier of engineering, procurement, and development (EPC) in addition to operations and upkeep (O&M) providers for the utility-scale photo voltaic and vitality storage industries, proclaims it has been chosen by Tucson Electrical Energy (TEP) to design, construct, and preserve the utility’s largest battery vitality storage system (BESS). At 200 megawatts of capability, the Roadrunner Reserve system will retailer 800 megawatt hours of vitality. DEPCOM will execute the total system design, procurement, set up, and long-term upkeep for the system, which is scheduled to start operation in the summertime of 2025.
“We’re extraordinarily happy that TEP selected to entrust us with this milestone venture,” says DEPCOM CEO Johnnie Taul. “TEP’s exacting specs embrace 20 years of system reliability, and DEPCOM’s potential to mix EPC with a long-term providers settlement and devoted O&M functionality gives that peace of thoughts for our companions.”
The Roadrunner Reserve venture will use an built-in vitality storage resolution manufactured by Canadian Photo voltaic’s, e-STORAGE Group. These high-performance, lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries branded ‘Solbank’, adjust to UL testing certifications and Nationwide Fireplace Safety Affiliation security requirements, permitting TEP to optimize its vitality dispatch and utilization, guaranteeing reliability and maximizing whole worth to its prospects.
“Battery vitality storage techniques that provide protected and dependable operation are key to Tucson Electrical Energy’s growth of renewable vitality assets. We’re happy to be working with DEPCOM Energy and Canadian Photo voltaic’s, e-STORAGE on the event of our Roadrunner Reserve storage system,” mentioned Eric Bronner, Senior Director of System Integration and Operations.
“We’re excited to be awarded the availability and integration contract for the vitality storage tools, supporting Tucson Electrical and DEPCOM Energy with implementing this landmark, 1 GWh DC vitality storage resolution,” mentioned Colin Parkin, President of e-STORAGE. “The Roadrunner Reserve Undertaking will contribute to the good state of Arizona’s adoption of renewable vitality by offering versatile energy dispatch and grid stability aiding the state in assembly surging electrical energy demand and vitality reliability objectives.”
DEPCOM has accomplished the venture’s design and the venture now could be transferring via procurement and towards development. As a part of Koch Engineered Options, DEPCOM’s observe document as a nationwide chief in renewable vitality development contains 7 GWs of PV and BESS capability deployed and beneath development.
Roadrunner Reserve helps objectives outlined in TEP’s 2020 Built-in Useful resource Plan (IRP) to scale back carbon emissions 80 p.c by 2035. It additionally helps TEP’s 2023 IRP, which requires including 2,240 megawatts (MW) of wind and photo voltaic technology and 1,330 MW of vitality storage by 2038. TEP plans to maximise use of low-cost photo voltaic vitality, charging the system throughout the day and delivering saved vitality to fulfill on-peak demand. Roadrunner Reserve is predicted to generate financial savings and guarantee reliability for TEP and its prospects, offering sufficient vitality to serve as much as 42,000 houses for as much as 4 hours when deploying at full capability.
About DEPCOM Energy
DEPCOM Energy, a Koch Engineered Options firm, is a number one vitality options accomplice for the utility photo voltaic and broader vitality industries, offering Undertaking Growth Help, Engineering, Procurement & Building, Power Storage, Repowering and Operations & Upkeep providers. DEPCOM Energy leverages a extremely skilled energy workforce, top-tier expertise and tools, and cost-effective resolution supply strategies to supply optimum ranges of agility, value, reliability, and high quality. For extra details about DEPCOM Energy, please go to depcompower.com
