Portland General Electric and NextEra Energy Resources are harnessing otherwise intermittent clean energy by using a first-in-the-nation battery facility.
PORTLAND, Ore. — One of Oregon’s largest utility companies is adding to its clean energy portfolio, collaborating on a project that uses giant batteries that store wind and solar power.
Portland General Electric (PGE) is partnering with NextEra Energy Resources to run Wheatridge Power Plant in eastern Oregon’s Morrow County.
The site is packed with sprawling solar panels and towering wind turbines, collecting renewable and clean power for the grid. However, before now, such power was sometimes unreliable — only supplying electricity in sunny or windy conditions
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