What’s Next for Co-ops and Battery Storage
Along Those Lines
English - February 14, 2020 16:20 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsGovernment Business Non-Profit cooperatives energy nreca rural america electricity Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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More and more electric utilities are deploying large battery systems to store power, but it’s a technology that’s still very much in its infancy. How are co-ops integrating storage, and how are they using it to serve their members? Hear from NRECA’s Jan Ahlen about the state of this key technology and from Anza Electric Cooperative's Kevin Short and AEPCO's Barry Brown about a joint utility-scale storage project to help Anza battle resiliency challenges.