Springfield, MO, Delivers 35 Percent Renewable Energy

Springfield, MO, Delivers 35 Percent Renewable Energy

City Utilities of Springfield installed a lead battery energy storage system that will allow renewable energy to charge the batteries during off-peak times and discharge at peak demand.

In 2017, it was estimated that over 35 percent of the energy delivered to the community would come from renewable energy. The system could show that battery storage can be economical in the central U.S.

BCI has long supported industry driven innovation. Their efforts to bring together multiple organizations to drive fundamental research in a precompetitive manner has helped put us on the radar as both an industry and as individual companies.

Joseph E. Liedhegner Ph.D., Executive Director Research & Validation at Clarios