Ameresco acquires energy resilience project in Los Alamitos, CA

Ameresco “announced its acquisition of an energy resilience project that combines a microgrid, solar panels and a battery energy storage system at Joint Forces Training Base (JFTB) in Los Alamitos, California. Ameresco acquired the clean energy asset from Bright Canyon Energy, who was the developer of the microgrid. The work deployed at JFTB included the development and construction of a microgrid designed to provide the military base with 100% backup power in emergencies to support the Army and California National Guard, and generate clean, renewable solar energy for the surrounding community during normal operations. The project will increase energy resilience for JFTB and Southern California by adding locally generated carbon-free renewable electricity to the grid. The microgrid is designed to provide 31.5 megawatts (MW) of solar-generated electricity capacity and includes a 20 MW/40 megawatt-hour battery energy storage system, microgrid controls and 3MW of backup generators, which is equivalent to powering a residential area of more than 5,000 homes.”