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PG&E to Build Plant to Store Wind Energy
PG&E announced it is seeking to build its first-ever facility that would pump compressed air into an underground cavern using wind energy produced during nonpeak hours, and release it to generate electricity during periods of peak demand.
The 300-megawatt facility, to be built in Kern County, is projected to cost $356 million and take five years to design and build, said PG&E spokesman Paul Moreno.
The utility has filed for $25 million in federal funding to be used for initial analysis and design costs.
"There are only two of these type of projects worldwide right now -- one in Alabama and one in Germany," said Hal LaFlash, PG&E's director of emerging clean technologies.
The facility would use mainly off-peak wind energy to power an air compressor and inject compressed air into the ground, then release it to generate electricity during periods of peak demand.
"What you want is something that could store the excess wind and provide power when the wind is not there," said LaFlash.
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