Iberdrola has announced this Wednesday that it will promote the construction of its first battery facility in the United States through the "Shutler" project, which will reach an installed capacity of 41 MW and a storage capacity of 82 MW per hour (MWh) by 2027.
According to the note released by the company, these batteries will allow energy to be accumulated during periods of lower demand or high renewable generation to be released later when the system requires it, thus favoring a more efficient adjustment between supply and consumption in real time.
The new plant will be located in Gilliam County, in the state of Oregon, and will help reinforce the stability of the electrical grid in the northwestern United States, a region where Avangrid, Iberdrola's subsidiary in the country, currently has 3,000 MW of generation capacity.
"Shutler" is integrated into the Spanish energy company's roadmap to deploy solutions that combine renewable energies and strengthen grid resilience in a scenario of growing electrification.