October 18 (Renewables Now) – In a drive to reduce its energy costs, the San Diego Zoo has awarded EDF Renewables North America Distributed Solutions an energy storage services contract supported by a 1 MW/4 MWh battery.
The contract is in line with San Diego Zoo Global’s fiscal and sustainability planning, says the joint press release Wednesday.
With energy storage, the zoo will be mitigating spikes in usage, thus lowering demand charges. The organisation plans to minimise energy costs by recharging the battery when electricity rates are low, and discharging that power when costs are high.
The EDF Renewables contract is performance-based as the company is only paid for the actual utility bill savings realised by the zoo, as a result of the battery operation. There will be no fixed payments and no performance risk for the zoo, San Diego Zoo Global noted.
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