Fort Carson Battery Energy Storage System— 4.2 MW Storage
Fort Carson Battery Energy Storage System is a 4.2 MW storage power plant in the United States, operated by the Department of the Army Fort Carson since 2019. Ranked #47 of 104 storage plants in the United States. Its 4.2 MW accounts for 0.51% of the country's total storage capacity of 816 MW. The largest storage plant in the United States is AES LAWAI SOLAR Hybrid at 40 MW, making Fort Carson 9.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Front Range Power Plant (554.3 MW, Gas), Pueblo Airport Generating Station (440 MW, Gas), and Ray D Nixon (282.6 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Colorado, approximately 15 km northeast of Colorado Springs.
7 years old
United States of America, North America
- 6,610. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #30,486 worldwide by installed capacity
- #69 of 135 Storage plants worldwide
7 years in operation
Storage fleet average: 9.6 years
Department of the Army Fort Carson operates 1 plants totalling 4 MW
29 plants within 100 km, 5,266 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Fort Carson Battery Energy Storage System is a storage power plant producing approximately 7 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Storage
- Energy Source
- Non-Renewable
- Country
United States of America- Continent
- North America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
United States of America — Energy Profile
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