DP&L Tour - Tait Battery Energy Storage Facility and Peaking Units
AES Corporation, the parent company of Dayton Power and Light (DP&L), has installed 40 MW (+20/-20) of advanced energy storage resources for the PJM Interconnection, which controls the power grid for 60 million people in the Northeast and Midwest regions of the United States. It is located at DP&L's Tait station in Moraine, Ohio. The energy storage facility is based upon more than 830,000 lithium-ion batteries housed in climate controlled shipping containers at the site. The AES battery array provides frequency regulation service to the PJM Interconnection market, and this facility is the first of its kind in Ohio. The battery array connects to the grid via DP&L's Tait station transformers, through an independent agreement with PJM.
This is AES’ fifth facility to run on its Storage Operating System. This patented operating system, called sOS, is a fast-response control architecture that applies performance algorithms to automate the operation of battery-based arrays, optimizing performance, efficiency, and extending the life of the batteries. The project was deployed from AES’ inventory of battery modules allowing for engineering, construction, and commissioning to occur in less than six months.
In addition to the battery array, Tait station consists of seven gas-and/or oil-fired combustion turbines, and four diesel generators, with a generating capacity of about 586 megawatts. The generating turbines are used during times of peak electricity demand, especially in the summer and winter. The facility tour will include a brief inspection of one of the turbine units.
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- 1700 South Patterson Bldvd.
- Dayton, Ohio
- United States
- Building: UDRI River Campus (originally NCR HQ)
- Room Number: Auditorium - Rm S1700
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5:30 pm UDRI River Campus Bldg-Auditorium, Rm. S1700
1700 South Patterson Blvd, Dayton, OH (originally NCR-HQ building)
Check-in and refreshments: Park in lot to right of main building. Proceed to Auditorium via adjacent rear entrance.
6:15 pm Comments about tour site: directions, parking, safety rules, what we will be viewing, introductory technical info, etc.
6:30 pm Proceed to site: Tait Station in Moraine, OH (just west of I-75)
6:50 pm Assemble for tour (about one hour)