New York City's first Tesla Megapack battery storage system inaugurated

New York City's first battery energy storage system using Tesla Megapacks, NineDot's 12MWh system in the Bronx, has been completed.

On August 9, NineDoty Energy, a developer of community-scale renewable energy projects, launched the 3.08MW/12.32MWh battery storage system. In addition to the four-hour energy storage, the project, called Gunther, also includes a solar photovoltaic roof and Infrastructure for electric vehicle charging station preparation.

The project was developed for NineDot by industrial and commercial energy storage system integrator Stem Inc. In January, the two companies announced a deal for Stem to supply NineDot with more than 110MWh of pre-meter battery energy storage systems.

David Arfin, CEO and co-founder of NineDot Energy, said: "Building battery storage plants in dense urban environments requires an unusual set of skills and experience, as well as support from regulators and policymakers, thanks also to our business partner."

NineDot said it builds battery storage projects at the convergence of existing infrastructure and high power demand, "the Bronx area is almost an undeveloped area", and it has a 400MW clean energy system development prospect by 2026.

The project received $1.2 million from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority through the Retail Energy Storage Incentive Program, which provides funds to commercial customers for funding Grid-connected or behind-the-meter energy storage systems with a scale of no more than 5MW.

In the past month, multiple energy storage projects using Tesla's Megapacks system have been announced, ranging in size from a 12MWh system in Somerset in the UK to a 300MWh system in Australia, and by the end of 2021 Tesla is the third largest in the world Battery energy storage system integrator.