The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has announced the winners first storage purchasealso called a Section 83E energy storage request. The state selected four large-scale projects totaling 1,268 MW as it aims to reach a regulatory-required operational storage capacity of 5,000 MW by July 2030.
Winning projects include Jupiter Power’s Trimount ESS, which will be located at a former 100-year-old Exxon oil terminal in Everett. Existing fossil fuel infrastructure will become a broader hub for clean energy, and in the process the project is expected to delay about $2.2 billion in regional transmission upgrades.
