Developer and independent power producer Catalyze has started operations at a battery energy storage system (BESS) in the Bronx, New York.
The asset is one of the first megawatt-scale BESS projects to be completed and fully approved through New York City’s updated permitting process for battery energy storage.
The Bronx scheme will benefit from incentives from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to provide electricity to the grid under the Value of Distributed Energy Resources stack arrangement.
The BESS has started dispatching electricity to the grid to manage heightened seasonal peaks in demand.
The asset features four Tesla MegaPacks, with a total size of 4.29MW/8.58 MWh.
The construction-to-operation timeline was achieved in 171 working days.
“This project represents Catalyze’s commitment to innovation, further expanding our expertise in BESS technology,” said Catalyze chief executive Jared Haines.
“New York will require a host of renewable energy solutions to meet its ambitious climate goals, and we are proud to continue working with local officials to deploy renewable energy projects across the state.”
This project aligns with New York’s goal of installing 6GW of energy storage by 2030, and New York City’s objective of reducing GHG emissions by over 80% by 2050.
This project also builds on Catalyze’s growing presence in New York, where it recently secured $100m in financing from NY Green Bank and announced two projects in the state reaching operation in the past year, in Lancaster and Amherst.