Large battery system installed in New York apartment building

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 20 Oct, 12:32 · Archive

A 3.75 megawatt-hour lithium-ion battery system has been installed at an affordable housing complex in Buffalo, New York.

A 3.75 megawatt-hour lithium-ion battery system has been installed at Peace Bridge Place, an affordable housing complex in Buffalo, New York. The system stores excess energy when it is plentiful and powers the building when the grid is strained and electricity is costly. Manufacturer Viridi and developer Good Carbon Co. said the installation is among the largest battery systems in a US residential building.

The project aims to demonstrate that larger batteries can safely operate where people live and work. Viridi CEO Jon M. Williams said that safety concerns have been the main barrier to large-scale installations. "The only thing that has been holding up installations at scale is safety; a lot of the products on the market over the last 10 years have burned things down," he said.

Experts say deploying large batteries in apartment buildings is an important step towards replacing fossil fuels with renewables. Large batteries are already paired with solar and wind projects, and some homeowners use smaller batteries to store energy from rooftop solar. However, residential battery installations remain uncommon due to cost and fire risk concerns.

How it is being reported

• Can larger batteries safely power residential buildings? A project in New York aims to show howA battery system that stores excess energy when it’s plentiful will power an apartment building in Buffalo, New York, when the grid is strained and electricity is costly.Clickorlando · 20 Oct, 12:00
• Can larger batteries safely power residential buildings? A project in New York aims to show howA battery system that stores excess energy when it’s plentiful will power an apartment building in Buffalo, New York, when the grid is strained and electricity is costly.News4Jax · 20 Oct, 12:00

In this story: Peace Bridge Place · Buffalo · New York · Viridi · Good Carbon Co. · Jon M. Williams

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