Achieves numerous industry firsts based on diversity of systems, customers, and experience deploying and controlling systems.
Solidifying its position as the leading provider of intelligent energy storage, Stem, Inc. announced that it was the first customer-sited energy storage developer to help Southern California Edison (SCE) meet local grid reliability needs.
Leveraging a relationship with SCE through the utility’s Local Capacity Requirements (LCR) procurement, Stem became the utility’s first energy storage partner to bring online some of its systems that will be used to deliver flexible capacity in Southern California. The fleet includes North America’s largest indoor energy storage system (1.3 MW) at Park Place in Irvine, systems at John Hancock Insurance—also 1 MW—and Soka University in Aliso Viejo. On November 9, 2016, Stem dispatched its fleet to meet SCE’s demonstration test requirement in the LCR program as part of preparations to meet regional winter energy needs.
“The systems Stem has installed represent another step forward in our plans for a modernized grid that will enhance reliability and lower greenhouse gas emissions,” said SCE Vice President for Energy Procurement and Management Colin Cushnie.
In another industry first, Stem aggregated and deployed indoor and outdoor systems featuring three types of batteries and inverters at multiple sites for a diverse set of customers. The successful dispatch of capacity makes these systems the first distributed energy resource of its kind to be integrated into any of SCE’s demand response programs.
“This further demonstrates that Stem is building and operating the largest digitally-connected energy storage network and using world-class analytics to optimize the value of customers’ energy assets to deliver grid services,” said John Carrington, Stem’s CEO. “Our customers can begin saving money from day one and contribute to local reliability from these big, customer-sited systems.”
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