batteries to power o.c. office buildings - residential energy storage systems

The biggest landlord in Orange County is installing batteries-
The power energy system of a dozen office buildings, as part of a national initiative to deal with global warming and rebuild the capacity lost when the San o'noire nuclear power plant was shut down. Irvine Co.
Plan to install these systems
This will use batteries purchased from Tesla in Elon Musk
Power is provided during peak demand, usually when it is hot in summer, the tenant turns on the air conditioner.
These systems are charged during cheaper, richer use of electricity and are expected to be installed in about 15 buildings in Irving and Newport Beach.
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Commercial communications> they will provide up to 10 MW of spare capacity for Southern California Edison, enough to power 10,000 households
Experts are talking about the biggest of these kinds of projects.
"It's like a virtual power plant," said Rich Bluth of Irving . "
Vice president of energy management.
The project stems from the goal set by the California utilities commission two years ago to bring utilities 1,325 MW of additional storage by 2024.
This is equivalent to more than half of the capacity of the San Onofre plant that was closed three years ago. Irvine Co.
Install the system as part of a larger joint
Development agreement between Edison and advance micro-grid solutionup energy-
Storage developers and renewable energy developers and financiers in San Francisco's suburbsLouis.
The agreement will provide Edison with 50 megawatts of energy storage, a subsidiary of Edison International in Rosemead.
The agreement was announced in July, but the partnership with Irvine Co. was not announced.
Dave Boger, director of corporate responsibility for the world's weilishi group, said Owen
The project is the biggest energy source.
He knows about warehousing projects in the commercial real estate industry.
"This is a big deal," he said . "
To a large extent, the energy storage market is expected to grow due to the authorization of PUC.
NEC Energy Solutions in Westborough.
, Has completed a project in Orange this summer to build a 2. 4-
MW battery
Edison's storage system can provide between 500 and 750 families.
Larger Irving company
The project will involve the installation of the Tesla battery system in each office building, covering an area of about five parking spaces. Irvine Co.
Provide space, according to Bluth, but not pay for the service.
Advanced micro-grid is ambitious to be a big player in the energy industrystorage market.
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Sign up for the free California basic newsletter> The company is led by CEO Susan Kennedy, a former PUC Commissioner and Chief employee of Govs.
Gray Davis and Arnold SchwarzeneggerIt was co-
Created by Jackalyne pfenstiel, a former chairman of the California Energy Board and executive of Pacific Gas and Power.
The company received $18 million in venture capital from DBL Partners this year, a San Francisco company that also invested in Tesla.
On June, it announced an agreement to purchase 500 MW --
Tesla opened a business unit last month to sell batteries to utilities, homeowners and other companies for hours.
"This is the grid for the future.
"This is the beginning of grid transformation," Kennedy said . " Said Boger.
It is more willing to try new technology than other commercial landlords because it is privately held and holds the property for a long time.
If the project is successful, the risk will be greater.
The technology can also be used by bad landlords.
"Their experience can help push this forward and prove it can work," he said . ".
Bluth said there was no firm commitment to install batteries on buildings other than the original 15 th, but Irvine Co.
Interested in expanding the use of this peak
Promote technology to other markets such as San Diego and Northern California.
"This is the first wave," he said . "
"I think there will be more. "andrew. khouri@latimes.
ComTwitter: @ khouriandrewStaff writer Ivan Payne contributed to this report.
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