Enel Green Power Announces Storage Plans for U.S.

Enel Green Power has started construction of the Lily solar + storage project, its first hybrid project in North America that integrates a renewable energy plant with utility-scale battery storage. By pairing the two technologies, Enel can store energy generated by the renewable plants to be delivered when needed, such as to help smooth the supply of electricity to the grid or during periods of high electricity demand.

In addition to the Lily solar + storage project, Enel plans to install approximately 1 GW of battery storage capacity across its new and existing wind and solar projects in the US over the next two years. The company has announced to evaluate the opportunity for paired storage for each renewable project in development to further monetize the energy production of the renewable plant, while providing additional benefits such as supporting grid reliability.

Enel Green Power is currently constructiong several wind and solar projects across the U.S. and Canada including the 245 MW second phase of the Roadrunner solar project in Texas, the 236.5 MW White Cloud wind project in Missouri, the 299 MW Aurora wind project in North Dakota and a 199 MW expansion of the Cimarron Bend wind farm in Kansas.