- Location United States
- Energy Battery Energy Storage
- Gross installed capacity 100
- Participation Innergex (%) 100
Trillium is a proposed Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Project developed by Innergex Renewable Energy in the Township of Chester, close to the Clinton Substation in Eaton County.
This exciting new Project is anticipated to have a capacity to provide 100 MW or more power to the grid for at least four hours and will cover an area of approximately 10 to 15 acres of land. This Project as well as others are needed in Michigan to help improve the reliability and efficiency of the local electrical grid and to bring new investment, tax revenues and new energy jobs to the county.
About the Project
The Project will include containerized battery energy storage units, electrical inverters, switching and connection equipment, metering and transformer in a substation and other ancillary components. The Project will be secure and fully fenced, and will connect directly into the existing Clinton substation, or into the high voltage transmission network near it, along Highway 50. The Project will be able to charge and discharge into the grid, and will have a storage capacity of at least 400 MWh and will be able to provide at least 100 megawatts (MW) of continuous power to the gird for at least four (4) straight hours of electricity output available during periods of high electricity grid demand.
Key Benefits
The Project is expected to operate for 25+ years and will generate long-term benefits to the host community in the form of: (1) tax revenue for the Township and County, (2) new investment and business in the county and state during construction, and (3) spin-off benefits for creating additional long-term jobs related to operation and maintenance of the facility. Once operational, the Project will also contribute to the stability and efficient operation of Michigan grid and assist the state in meeting its longer-term renewable energy integration plan.
