Stanton Battery Energy Storage
| Stanton Battery Energy Storage (SBES) | |
|---|---|
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Stanton, California |
| Coordinates | 33°48′24.3864″N 117°59′15.4968″W / 33.806774000°N 117.987638000°W |
| Status | In operation |
| Construction began | February, 2023 |
| Commission date | July, 2023 |
| Owners | W Power, LLC |
| Operators | Wellhead Electric Company, Inc. |
| Power generation | |
| Storage capacity | 68.8 MW / 275.2 MWh |
Stanton Battery Energy Storage (SBES) is a 68.8 MW / 275.2 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) located in Stanton, California.[1] The facility uses lithium-ion battery cells manufactured by Samsung and was, at the time of its completion, the 15th-largest standalone battery operating within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) market.[2][3]
The facility is operated by Wellhead Electric Company, a California-based Independent Power Producer (IPP).[4] Wellhead also operates the physically adjacent Stanton Energy Reliability Center (SERC), a 98 MW natural gas-fired simple cycle power plant with accompanying 10 MW BESS.[5][6] Stanton Battery Energy Storage was developed in part to allow for the phase-out of the natural gas portion of the existing SERC facility, which currently operates infrequently only as a peaker plant.[7]
Development
[edit]Construction on Stanton Battery Energy Storage began in February, 2023 and lasted 5 months. The facility reached its commercial operation date (COD) in July, 2023.[2] Energy Storage technology company Energy Vault provided the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) services and Energy Management System software for the project.[8][2]
A $60 million investment tax credit (ITC) transfer for the project was completed by W Power, LLC, and Wellhead in November 2023. As a result, SBES was among the first projects to benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 having expanded the ITC to include standalone energy storage.[9]
An official ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for the facility on December 6, 2023.[1]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Chung, Sonia (2023-12-18). "Stanton Opens 68.8-Megawatt Battery Storage Site". Orange County Business Journal. Archived from the original on May 5, 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ^ a b c "New battery facility in Stanton supports California's transition to renewable energy". Orange County Register. 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ^ "Ascend's SmartBidder™ Helps Bring Wellhead Energy's 68.8 MW Stanton Battery Energy Storage Project Online in CAISO". www.ascendanalytics.com. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ^ "Energy Vault, Wellhead, W Power Begin Commercial Operation for Stanton BESS". Turbo Machinery Magazine. 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ^ Commission, California Energy (May 5, 2025). "Stanton Energy Reliability Center". www.energy.ca.gov.
- ^ "Stanton Energy Reliability Center, LLC". Wellhead - MVP. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ^ Kobayashi-Solomon, Erik. "Energy Vault's Business Is Building Momentum". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ^ Murray, Cameron (2022-09-12). "Energy Vault to start deploying 275MWh BESS in California; adds to existing pipeline". Energy-Storage.News. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ^ Murray, Cameron (2023-11-21). "US$60 million tax credit transfer completed for W Power, Wellhead & Energy Vault's 275MWh California BESS". Energy-Storage.News. Retrieved 2025-05-06.