The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved an application from Consumers Energy Co. for a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Voyager Energy Storage LLC for a 100MW/400MWh battery energy storage facility.
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has approved a power purchase agreement (PPA) between investor-owned utility Consumers Energy and NextEra Energy Resources for the 200MW/800MWh Century Oaks Energy Storage project.
Electric utilities in Michigan are in agreement that energy storage offers multiple benefits to the customer and network, but uncertainty remains over how it can be introduced into market structures.
While the likes of California, Massachusetts and New York make headlines as the leading US states for energy storage policy, initiatives from the ground up in New Hampshire, Georgia and Michigan have been announced already this year.
