Dive Brief:
The Orlando Utilities Commission and Malta, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based startup, announced an agreement last week to look at ways to apply Malta’s long-duration energy storage system to help the central Florida utility reach its net-zero carbon emission goals.
In its 2020 Electric Integrated Resource Plan, OUC said it has committed $420 million to solar technology and $90 million to energy storage.
Malta says its 100+ megawatt system provides more hours of energy storage than lithium-ion batteries. The deal with OUC is Malta’s first with a municipal utility.
Dive Insight:
OUC said in its 2020 IRP that it’s looking to reduce coal-fired generation significantly by 2025 and eliminate it no later than 2027. It would use coal-to-gas conversion as a bridge and solar as the main source of new energy and invest…