Grid Storage Proven in the Field

With over 100 megawatts deployed to date, A123 Energy Solutions is the world’s leading supplier of lithium ion battery systems for grid energy storage*. Our global utility and independent power producer customers include AES Energy Storage, Sempra Generation, Southern California Edison, Dongfang Electric Corp., Vestas, Maui Electric and Northern Powergrid, among others. These and other customers are deploying the Grid Storage Solution (GSS) for a number of applications, including frequency regulation, spinning reserve, renewable integration and substation storage. 

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Selected Projects

AES Angamos Power Plant, Northern Chile
Customer: AES Corporation subsidiary AES Gener, the second-largest generator of electricity in Chile with more than 4,500MW of generation capacity installed
	Application:	Spinning Reserve
	Solution:	20MW/5MWh GSS
	Status:	Operational since December 2011

AES Los Andes Substation, Northern Chile
Customer: AES Corporation subsidiary AES Gener, the second-largest generator of electricity in Chile with more than 4,500MW of generation capacity installed
	Application:	Spinning Reserve
	Solution:	12MW/3MWh GSS
	Status:	Operational since November 2009

AES Laurel Mountain Wind Farm, West Virginia
Customer: AES Wind Generation, a subsidiary of the AES Corporation that operates more than 1,900MW of wind capacity in the U.S., China and Europe, and AES Energy Storage, an AES subsidiary that owns and operates advanced storage projects that provide emissions-free capacity to improve the performance and reliability of today’s power grid.
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Credit AES	Application:	Renewable Energy Integration and Frequency Regulation
	Solution:	32MW/8MWh GSS
	Status:	Operational since September 2011

Sempra Generation Auwahi Wind Farm, Hawaii
Customer: Sempra Energy subsidiary Sempra Generation, which operates and maintains natural gas-fueled power plants and is a leading developer of solar and wind facilities that serve U.S. markets.
	Application:	Renewable Energy Integration
	Solution:	11MW/4.4MWh GSS
	Status:	Operational since December 2012

Maui Electric Wailea Substation, Hawaii
Customer: Maui Electric Company (MECO), a utility serving residents and businesses on the islands of Maui, Lanai and Molokai in Hawaii.
	Application:	Peak Shaving
	Solution:	1MW/1MWh GSS
	Status:	In Progress

Northern Powergrid Customer-Led Network Revolution (CLNR) Smart Grid Project, U.K.
Customer: Northern Powergrid, an electricity distribution network operator that delivers power to more than 3.8 million customers in the U.K .
	Application:	Peak load shifting
	Solution:	2.85MW/5.7MWh GSS
	Status:	In Progress

* Based on available data as of January 2013.