WALKER COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) – Alabama Power is developing the state’s first utility scale battery energy storage system (BESS) on the former Plant Gorgas site in Walker County.
The company announced on its website that the new facility will store up to 150 MW of electricity generated by other Alabama Power resources, enough energy to power about 9,000 homes.
Alabama Power Chairman, President and CEO Jeff Peoples says the facility will help Alabama Power understand how to best use battery systems, so customers have it when they need it…