Battery Storage

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Here are 3 ways clean energy is boosting grid resilience right now in the face of extreme weather.
• Massachusetts announces $1.6 million in grants to support offshore wind workforce training.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

One of the US’s largest energy companies, Con Edison, has announced a contract with Centrica Business Solutions to transform a lot in Brooklyn, New York, into an energy hub complete with 18 350kW EV chargers and a battery energy storage system (ESS). Con Edison claims this will be the first hub in New York City that combines both energy storage and EV charging.