Safer batteries, better economics usher in urban energy storage era

By Charles W. Thurston April 26, 2022 View ProfileNineDot Energy is developing this containerized storage project in the Bronx borough of New York City.Urban battery storage adoption finally is coming of age. Evolving storage technology solutions, breakthrough utility regulations and EV-driven expectations for greater energy demand have melded into the first few model projects, which urban governments around the country soon will be sizing up for replication.Take for example, the 3 MW battery storage project that NineDot Energy is developing in the Bronx borough of New York City, supporting a solar carport, Tesla containerized batteries and bi-directional EV charging, on an under-utilized triangle of land on a side street.The Bronx project is commercially viable thanks to New York State’s trend-setting location-based marginal pricing (LMP) program, along with a thumbs-up…

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