FlexGen Power Systems, Inc., a leading provider of storage integration and software technology battery power, Infinigen Renewables, a leading solar renewable energy company and ArcLight Capital Partners announced a landmark battery and energy infrastructure project: a ~15 MW storage project along with a ~32 MW solar project in the Yabucoa municipality of Puerto Rico . Infinigen, a wholly owned subsidiary of a fund managed by ArcLight, has partnered with FlexGen to bring this project online.
The project will provide the necessary reliability and flexibility to the local grid, augmented by power from YFN’s Yabucoa Solar Project. You will meet some of the most demanding grid specifications ( Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority requirements ) by utilizing FlexGen’s HybridOS energy management system platform and industry-leading digital controls.
“Energy storage is critical to helping Puerto Rico with extreme weather and grid reliability. The island also has some of the most stringent grid requirements in the world. We are proud to have been chosen and to partner with Infinigen Renewables for this project, a leading renewable energy developer and operator with their extensive portfolio, resources and local market experience, they know more than anyone what it takes to successfully bring projects online,” said Kelcy Pegler, CEO of FlexGen.
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“This project expands our current fleet in Puerto Rico to more than 100 MW. Together with our development portfolio of more than 1 GW of renewable assets, it represents another step towards the strategic objective of being the main developer and operator of solar capacity and of storage in Puerto Rico ,” stated Leslie Hufstetler , CEO of Infinigen Renewables. “We are partnering with FlexGen to help deliver renewable energy, reliability and grid improvements to the infrastructure and people of Puerto Rico , where energy demand is expected to continue to grow.”
FlexGen is dedicated to providing best-in-class service and performance for its customers, and seeks to ensure safety, reliability and resiliency in all operating environments. FlexGen’s industry-leading HybridOS energy management system and advanced analytics platform deliver the full value of energy storage, including ancillary services, capacity and the energy market. The Yabucoa project is FlexGen’s second in Puerto Rico and joins a rapidly growing fleet of energy storage assets monitored by its EMS platform across the United States for investor-owned utilities, municipal utilities and cooperatives, and independent energy producers.
SOURCE: PRNewswire