Addition of microgrid-ready system designed to provide annual utility cost savings of $125,000FRAMINGHAM, Mass. & FORT DETRICK, Md., May 04, 2022–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, today announced that the U.S. Army has awarded its Federal Solutions Group a contract to add a comprehensive battery energy storage system (BESS) to the existing 18.6 megawatt (MW) direct current (15.0 MW alternating current) solar renewable energy facility at the Fort Detrick Army Garrison in Frederick, Maryland.In partnership with DLA Energy, Ameresco will deploy a 6 MW / 6 MWh BESS on the 67-acre facility. The BESS will be operated as a demand response asset and will provide frequency regulation services to the PJM-Independent System Operator. Additionally, the installed system will be microgrid-ready,…
Ameresco Awarded 6-MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at U.S. Army’s Fort Detrick Base
