public service co. of new mexico (pnm) and its research partners are testing and demonstrating numerous benefits of the solar power-storage system at its prosperity energy storage project. the site features 500kw of poly c-si pv panels and 500kw\/1 mwh rated battery. the features of the battery include:<\/p>\n
smoothing: battery storage provides the ability to \u201csmooth\u201d the output of the solar facility. for example, when a cloud casts a shadow on the solar panels, the advanced battery system and smart grid technology immediately dispatches energy to fill the gap created by the cloud.<\/p>\n
shifting: stored energy can be dispatched as \u201cfirm\u201d energy when energy demand increases, similar to how a natural gas plant can be used today during times of customer peak usage. this allows pnm to use renewable energy when it\u2019s most needed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
the prosperity energy storage project in new mexico allows for efficient generation, distribution, and storage of solar energy. the solar facility stores excess energy and then distributes it through a smart grid when demand is higher, like when it\u2019s cloudy or at night!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8963,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4905,4917,4898,4910,4891],"tags":[938,2618],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-13489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adaptation","category-energy","category-engineering","category-renewable-energy","category-solar","tag-batteries","tag-whats-in-store-for-energy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n