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Pacific Gas & Electric Company Smart Grid Storage Demonstration Project

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Lead Organization:

Pacific Gas & Electric Company

HQ Location:

San Francisco, California

Project Contact Information:

Name:

Kimberly Nuhfer

Email:

Kimberly.Nuhfer@netl.doe.gov

Address:

77 Beale St.
San Francisco, CA 94177

Project Summary:

Build and validate the design, performance, and reliability of an advanced, underground 300 MW Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) plant using a saline porous rock formation located near Bakersfield, CA as the storage reservoir for which the efforts began in 2010.

Equipment:

, HP/LP Expander Generator
, Air-Air Heat Exchanger/Recuperator
, Air Compressors
, Combustion Turbine

Additional Information:

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