PowerSecure, a subsidiary of Southern Company, will construct a 1.25-MW solar and 21.6-MWh energy storage project for Powder River Energy Corporation (PRECorp) in Moorcroft, Wyoming.
This project is designed to help PRECorp address grid‑level peak demand challenges driven by industrial growth and rural load expansion, while reducing annual power costs for its members and strengthening system reliability through added backup capacity. The system is also expected to help PRECorp reduce annual wholesale power costs by up to $1 million, while delivering critical backup power capacity during outages and extreme conditions.
“This project is about delivering real value for PRECorp’s members,” said Jim Smith, president of PowerSecure. “By combining battery storage and solar generation, we’re helping the cooperative manage peak demand, strengthen reliability and control costs while helping to ensure the system is ready to support future growth.”
The project is expected to take approximately two years, with the system targeted to be operational in 2027.
“Our value to our members, has always been, we have to be a trusted energy partner,” said PRECorp CEO Brian Mills. “This entire project is loaded with technology and experience that will equip that very value point that the members have of our cooperative.”
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