PHOENIX — The Salt River Project is continuing its commitment to meet Arizona’s energy needs with a future grid expansion near Coolidge, the company announced Monday.
In partnership with Flatland Storage LLC, a subsidiary of EDP Renewables North America LLC, SRP will be installing a battery-storage system made up of lithium-ion technology to produce 200 megawatts of energy. The system will provide enough energy to service up to 45,000 homes for four of the most demanding hours of the day.
SRP said the storage system is scheduled to go online in spring 2025 and will save more than 169 million gallons of water than existing energy in the area…