DOE Selects Westinghouse Electric's Long Duration Energy Storage Solution

The project represents the largest, planned single installation of long-duration energy storage in the United States and will demonstrate how the technology can firm intermittent renewable power at grid scale while also providing local and regional grid resiliency.

Westinghouse is partnered with Golden Valley Electric Association, Echogen Power Systems, ASRC Energy Services, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), and Shell Global Solutions US.

“Increasing access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy is one of my top goals as governor. Having an effective and affordable way to store energy has been the choke point for renewable energy technology. By providing long-duration energy storage, this project will help enable us to better utilize the renewable resources that are abundant in Alaska,” said Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy. “Congratulations to Golden Valley Electric Association and its partners for this significant step toward energy independence for the Railbelt.”

“Westinghouse is dedicated to powering the future with clean energy solutions. Our long-duration energy storage system enables a higher penetration of renewables on the grid to achieve decarbonization goals without sacrificing overall stability,” said Patrick Fragman, Westinghouse President and CEO. “We thank the DOE’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations for this opportunity to showcase a ground-breaking technology.”

“GVEA is pleased that Westinghouse's Long-Duration Energy Storage project has been selected by the DOE and we thank all project participants for their efforts,” said John Burns, GVEA’s President & CEO. “As a not-for-profit cooperative, GVEA's focus is on providing its members with low-cost and reliable power, while reducing emissions. We are excited about the potential of long duration energy storage and the role it can play in integrating renewable energy not only in Interior Alaska, but the rest of the Railbelt electric system which serves over 80% of Alaska’s population.”