EVLO installs its first U.S. utility-scale BESS in Vermont

EVLO Energy Storage, a fully integrated BESS provider and wholly owned subsidiary of Hydro-Québec, has announced that it has completed the commissioning of its first utility-scale BESS project in the United States. The contracted 3 MW/12 MWh facility is located in Troy, Vermont.

The BESS will store energy during strong energy production times for later use during peak energy demand, eliminating the variability of renewable energy generation while delivering value to local utilities.

The Troy project will also provide data to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Sandia National Laboratories to demonstrate how battery storage can enable the expansion of renewable energy production while further integrating renewable energy sources into New York’s electric grid. England.

The Troy project consists of 16 EVLO 1000 units and four Power Conversion System (PCS) platforms, all managed by the EVLOGIX Energy Management System (EMS). EVLO will monitor and maintain the BESS under a 20-year long-term service agreement, in partnership with Vermont utilities, including the Vermont Electric Cooperative, which serves the city of Troy.

This is EVLO’s first BESS project to be deployed, installed and operating in the US, and illustrates the increasing importance of battery storage, as well as the company’s growing reach beyond Canada and Europe.

“EVLO is proud to partner with pioneering utilities, like those in Vermont, who are taking action to accelerate the energy transition,” said Sonia St-Arnaud, president and CEO of EVLO. “To effectively increase the use of renewable energy, a robust battery energy storage sector is critical, and we are proud to share EVLO’s grid and BESS know-how with this important project, the first of many that we currently have in development in the US”