The company co-located energy storage in a grid-congested area of central Massachusetts. March 23, 2022 Ryan KennedySolar developer Nexamp announced it added energy storage to two of its Massachusetts-located community solar projects, providing numerous benefits to the grid. Brockelman Road solar is a 1.7MW project that was paired with a 1MW/2MWh battery system, and Clark Road co-locates 7.1MW of solar with a 3MW/6MWh battery energy storage system.Both projects were supported by the Massachusetts SMART program, which provides financial incentives to solar projects, and has significant value adders for projects that include energy storage. The state encourages energy storage for numerous reasons, including grid resiliency, reliability, and security.“Energy storage is critical for our ability to deploy renewable energy to broadly resolve issues of energy security and climate change….
Nexamp adds energy storage to community solar projects to serve peak demand – pv magazine USA
