Plus Power has brought online the two-hour 175-MW Cross Town Energy Storage facility in Gorham, Maine. This project is the largest of its kind on the ISO New England grid.
The 350-MWh Cross Town Energy Storage Facility in Maine, featuring Sungrow PowerTitan BESS. Credit: Plus Power
“Today, Maine welcomed the largest energy storage project of its kind in New England, delivering real cost savings and reliable power for Maine,” said Governor Janet Mills. “This project will help lower electricity costs by reducing the need for costly fossil fuels when the grid is strained, as we’ve seen during recent extreme cold weather. I congratulate the Town of Gorham and Plus Power on this significant achievement that will deliver lasting savings and reliability for Maine people.”
Cross Town will support the state’s goal to deploy 400 MW of battery energy storage by 2030. Located on roughly five acres of land, Cross Town interconnects adjacent to Central Maine Power’s 115-kV Moshers substation, where the transmission grid is particularly congested. The facility’s location enables it to ease congestion and facilitate the use of wind power from Northern Maine to meet demand in Southern Maine and Boston.
Cross Town will also help ISO New England make up for the power capacity lost by retiring gas and other power plants.
“Plus Power is proud to operate another landmark facility in New England and further strengthen power reliability in the region,” said Naveen Abraham, chief executive officer of Plus Power. “We look forward to continuing our partnership with ISO New England as our facilities demonstrate the unique capabilities of battery energy storage systems.”
Cross Town features 156 units of Sungrow’s PowerTitan battery energy storage system. Plus Power worked with Maine-based Cianbro Corp. on engineering, procurement, and construction of the facility.
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