Lead Organization:

HQ Location:

Project Contact Information:

65 Middlesex Road
Tyngsboro, MA 01879

Project Summary:

Design, build, test, commission, and operate a utility-scale 20 MW flywheel energy storage frequency regulation plant in Chicago, Illinois, and provide frequency regulation services to the grid operator, the PJM Interconnection. The project started in 2010 and will also demonstrate the technical, cost and environmental advantages of fast response flywheel-based frequency regulation management, lowering the cost to build a 20 MW flywheel energy storage plant to improve grid reliability while increasing the use of wind and solar power.

Equipment:

None listed

Targeted Benefits:

, Job creation

, Grid reliability improved

, Wind and solar power use increased

, Greenhouse gas emissions reduced

, Dependence on fossil fuel decreased

Additional Information:

For more information about the project, please refer to:
- http://www.smartgrid.gov/project/beacon_power_20_mw_flywheel_frequency_r...