Company wants to connect flywheel batteries to NY power grid
Posted by CITIZEN POWER ALLIANCE at 7:52 AMA Massachusetts company wants to build a unique array of 200 flywheel batteries over several acres to store spare power from New York's electrical grid and zap it back as needed.
Beacon Power Corp. wants to connect the 20-megawatt, short-term energy storage unit to New York's power grid in Stephentown, a rural community near the Massachusetts border. The Tyngsborough, Mass., company claims the matrix of batteries would make the grid more efficient and conserve energy, though they have some final hurdles to clear.
Officials in Stephentown will consider a zoning variance for the $50 million-plus facility on June 19, and Beacon is awaiting a crucial permission from the operators of the state's electrical distribution system, The New York Independent System Operator.
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