What is Moss Landing energy storage?

The Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility, the world’s largest lithium-ion battery energy storage system, has been expanded to 750 MW/3,000 MWh. Moss Landing is in Monterey County, California, on the site of a gas-powered plant.

Where is Moss Landing power plant located?

The massive energy facility was built at the retired Moss Landing Power Plant site in California, US. Vistra Energy developed the project in two phases. The 300MW/1,200MWh phase 1 of the Moss Landing battery energy storage system (BESS) was connected to California’s power grid in phase 1.

What is the McCoy solar energy project?

The 2016 McCoy Solar Energy Project is a 250-megawatt (MWAC) photovoltaic power plant near the city of Blythe in Riverside County, California. It occupies about 2,300 acres of mostly public land in the Mojave Desert. With a 230 MW /920 MWh battery capacity, it is one of the largest Battery Energy Storage Systems on the planet.

What is Moss Landing?

Moss Landing is its flagship project in the carbon-free Vistra Zero portfolio of generation assets. “California leads the country in the transition away from fossil fuels and the Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility stands as a model for how batteries can support intermittent renewables to help create a reliable grid of the future,” said Morgan.

How much power does Moss Landing have?

The Moss Landing site has space to support expanding up to 1,500 megawatt/6,000 megawatt-hours while utilizing the site’s existing infrastructure, including transmission lines and grid interconnection. Vistra plans on two more phases to attain its 1,500 megawatt/6,000 megawatt-hours goal.

How big is Bess vs gateway energy storage?

At 300MW / 1,200MWh, the BESS is considerably larger than the 250MW / 250MWh Gateway Energy Storage project brought online earlier this year by LS Power, also in California. Not only that, but Phase 2 of Vistra’s project will add another 100MW / 400MWh and is scheduled for completion by August this year.