2018: Energy Storage Project Incorporates Efficiencies with Cost Savings
- Select Year: 2018
The Orange County Business Council presented its Best Public-Private Partnership Award to the District’s Energy Storage Project, a 6.25 MW/35.7 MWh network of high-efficiency lithium batters installed at six of our water treatment, recycling and pumping facilities. The batteries allow IRWD to buy and store electricity when rates are low, then use that energy to power operations during peak hours when rates are high. Projected to save the District $500,000 or more in energy costs annually with no upfront investment, the installation also provides a source of stored power for Southern California Edison to tap when necessary to avoid service interruptions. Renewable energy is being incorporated into the project for even more economic and environmental benefits.
