Eversource to Receive Federal Funding to Expand the Benefits of its Award-Winning Outer Cape Battery Energy Storage System
Oct 16, 2024
As part of its continued investment in scaling the emerging technologies needed to tackle the most urgent climate challenges and achieve net zero emissions by 2050, the Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) has selected Eversource to receive up to $19.5 million in federal cost share to build upon the success of its award-winning 24.9 MW Outer Cape Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). Advanced in partnership with Cape Light Compact (CLC) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Eversource’s Outer Cape Microgrid Optimization Project will coordinate and optimize diverse, customer-owned clean energy resources like solar panels, smart thermostats, and batteries with its Outer Cape BESS in Provincetown to extend the length of time the BESS can provide customers with reliable power while crews work to make repairs.