Developer presents utility‑scale battery storage overview to Orange County board
Delafield Energy gave an informational briefing on utility‑scale battery energy storage (BESS), describing grid benefits, typical project size and siting constraints, interconnection timelines under PJM and safety/first‑responder coordination; supervisors asked about siting, cooling, equipment origin and public‑service impacts.
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Tom Delafield, chief operating officer of Delafield Energy, told the Orange County Board of Supervisors that utility‑scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) can reduce peak costs, improve reliability and defer transmission build‑out while charging from any energy source and discharging at times of high demand.
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