The school district will receive up to $200 a month in MCE bill credits at each project site, a $0.22 per kilowatt hour credit for energy discharged to the grid between 4p.m.-9p.m., and end-to-end project development through MCE’s vetted contractor, MBL-Energy. Credits are provided to the school district in return for discharging batteries daily to help maintain grid reliability and lower costs when the grid is available. The battery will also help keep electricity on at the school sites during grid outages.MCE’s Energy Storage Program offers important facilities like Pittsburg Unified School District the ability to become a community resource keeping the lights on during power outages,” said Shanelle Scales-Preston, City of Pittsburg Vice-Mayor, and MCE Board Vice Chair. “The school district has been a shining example of what can be accomplished when we take advantage of holistic…
Storage – 1.6 Megawatts of Energy Storage Coming to Pittsburg, California USD
