New Battery Add-on to Fresno Facility Improves Air Quality
PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA
February 21, 2023
Contacto de prensa de la MCE:
Jenna Tenney, Directora de Comunicación y Participación de la Comunidad
(925) 378-6747 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org
SAN RAFAEL y CONCORD, California - The future of energy isn’t in the literal dinosaur of fossil fuels. Clean energy technologies like battery storage are rapidly transitioning us away from the harmful effects of our ancient power supply.
California residents can now breathe easier thanks to MCE’s newest resource adequacy project which converts a natural gas-fired peaker plant into a state-of-the art energy storage hybrid. The addition of 16 megawatts of battery storage to the 48-megawatt facility enables the plant to burn significantly less fuel than a standard gas site. The project reduces particulate emissions from the facility by as much as 78%, improving local air quality.
“Burning fossil fuels makes people and our planet sick,” said Shanelle Scales-Preston, MCE Board Chair and City of Pittsburg Mayor. “This project fights climate change and builds healthier communities for those that need it most.”
The new battery hybrid project in Fresno, California, was created in partnership with Wellhead Power eXchange, LLC, using their Hybrid ElectricGas Turbine technology that was co-developed with General Electric. The battery will shorten the amount of time the natural gas plant is operating while increasing the quality of its reliability services which support wind and solar generation. Based on previous hybrid conversions, the Wellhead project is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 60% and water usage by up to 80%. The project will help MCE:
- Combat climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions,
- Create cleaner air for local residents,
- Equitably benefit disadvantaged communities in Fresno, and
- Support the transition to a clean energy future.
Learn more about MCE’s clean resource adequacy efforts here.
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Acerca de la MCE: MCE es una agencia pública sin ánimo de lucro que lleva marcando la pauta de la energía limpia en California desde 2010. MCE ofrece energía renovable 60% a tarifas estables, reduciendo significativamente las emisiones de efecto invernadero y reinvirtiendo millones en programas locales. Con una carga máxima de 1.200 MW, MCE proporciona servicio eléctrico y programas innovadores a más de 575.000 cuentas de clientes y 1,5 millones de residentes y empresas en 37 comunidades de cuatro condados del Área de la Bahía: Contra Costa, Marin, Napa y Solano. Para más información sobre MCE, visite mceEnergíaLimpia.orgo síganos en Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter y Instagram.
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