Arizona utilities Tucson Electric Power (TEP) and UniSource Energy have launched a request for proposals (RFP) for 825MW of ‘firm power’, primarily energy storage, alongside 625MW of renewables.

Tucson Electric Power, a utility company in the US state of Arizona, plans to own and operate a 200MW/800MWh battery storage system.

American Battery Factory, a new firm planning a network of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery manufacturing facilities in the US, has chosen a site in Arizona for its first.

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Arizona utility Tucson Electric Power (TEP) claims that the cost-effectiveness of a new large-scale solar-plus-storage facility under construction will allow it to provide “more solar energy to more customers for less money”.

Tucson Electric Power (TEP) has touted its efforts at reinforcing its grid with three separate energy storage projects.