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The full release is below. **- PRESS RELEASE -** ***Company to seek 83.5 MWs of storage and a demand response project*** **SAN DIEGO, April 19, 2017** – Today, [San Diego Gas & Electric](http://sdge.com/) (SDG&E) announced that it has signed contracts for five new local battery storage facilities for a total of 83.5 megawatts (MW).  These four-hour energy storage facilities would be like having batteries from more than 5,500 all-electric, long-range vehicles at the ready. In addition, the company signed a contract to add a 4.5 MW demand response program. SDG&E has submitted all six contracts to the California Public Utilities Commission for approval. If approved, two of the five lithium-ion battery energy storage facilities will be owned and operated by SDG&E to enhance regional energy reliability while maximizing renewable energy use. AES Energy Storage will construct a 40-MW storage facility, building on its successful 37.5 MWs of deployments in Escondido and El Cajon. A 30-MW facility will be built in Miramar by Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES). The other storage projects totaling 13.5 MW will be owned by third parties including Powin Energy, Enel through its U.S. subsidiary Enel Green Power North America, and Advanced Microgrid Solutions and constructed in Escondido, Poway and San Juan Capistrano.  “These projects will add more flexibility to the system and help us to ensure reliability while providing greater levels of clean energy to all of our local communities,” said Emily Shults, SDG&E’s vice president of energy procurement. “By building these projects, SDG&E will remain at the forefront of helping the state achieve its bold clean-energy and carbon-emission targets.” ![SDG&E energy storage project](https://blog.fluenceenergy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Media/SDG%26E-2-blog.jpg?width=799&name=SDG%26E-2-blog.jpg "SDG&E energy storage project") All five of the battery projects can store supplies of solar, wind and other traditional sources and release it when energy is in high demand.  The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has set targets for investor-owned utilities to procure large amounts of energy storage by 2020, including 165 MW by SDG&E.  With these five new projects, SDG&E is on track to meet this goal. The new facilities are expected to come on line between December 2019 and late 2021.        The demand response program run by OhmConnect will also add flexibility to the system.  Beginning in early 2018, OhmConnect will request industrial and commercial customers who have enrolled in the demand-response program to reduce energy usage within 20 minutes of being called during certain days and hours.  This process will be conducted by the California Independent System Operator and/or SDG&E as needed. [View this release on the SDG&E News website](http://sdgenews.com/battery-storage-clean-innovative/sdge-adds-more-storage-harness-clean-energy-and-enhance-reliability).  --- **About SDG&E** [SDG&E](http://sdge.com/aboutus/) is an innovative San Diego-based energy company that provides safe, reliable, clean energy to better the lives of the people it serves in San Diego and southern Orange counties. More than 4,100 employees work to provide the cleanest and [most reliable](http://www.sdge.com/newsroom/press-releases/2015-10-27/SDGE-receives-best-in-west-reliability-award-10th-straight-year) energy in the West. The company has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for leadership in addressing [climate change](http://www.sdge.com/environment), was the first to meet California’s goal of delivering 33 percent of energy from renewable sources, has fueled the adoption of [electric vehicles](http://www.sdge.com/clean-energy/electric-vehicles/poweryourdrive) and [energy efficiency](https://marketplace.sdge.com/) through unique customer programs, and supports a number of [non-profit partners](http://www.sdge.com/community). SDG&E is a subsidiary of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), a Fortune 500 energy services holding company based in San Diego. For more information, visit [SDGEnews.com](http://www.sdgenews.com/) or connect with SDG&E on [Twitter](http://www.twitter.com/sdge) (@SDGE), [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/sdge/?hl=en) (@SDGE) and [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/sandiegogasandelectric). **About AES** AES Energy Storage, a subsidiary of The AES Corporation, is a leader in commercial energy storage solutions, which improve flexibility and reliability of the power system, and provide customers with a complete alternative to traditional energy infrastructure investments such as peaking power plants.  The company's Advancion® 4 energy storage solution is available for sale to leading utilities, power markets, and independent power producers, and AES Energy Storage and its partners can manage installations from concept to operation with a market-proven solution that integrates best-in-class battery and power conversion technologies. AES Energy Storage introduced the first grid-scale advanced battery-based energy storage solution in commercial operations in 2008 and operates the largest global fleet of battery-based storage assets in service today. AES Energy Storage has a total of 476 MW of interconnected energy storage, equivalent to 952 MW of flexible resource, in operation, construction or late stage development across seven countries and four continents. To learn more, please visit [www.aesenergystorage.com](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.aesenergystorage.com_&d=DwMGaQ&c=zJTPELHN9m06lkJo8AwFVluD1VXOIffYvkz692hAL2E&r=xMbVsVPxRrNvAfMnmmMFEq6fWqj2QkR79pXY29BFErQ&m=lR8eFcDFcb4T-43gTQJh9GPTGl4CKff-Yu12f-0SfPE&s=ia-s-908sJCpL9Bk4e2-td7Wu5argn47YaY48sekXA4&e=) or [@aes.es](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_aes-5Fes&d=DwMGaQ&c=zJTPELHN9m06lkJo8AwFVluD1VXOIffYvkz692hAL2E&r=xMbVsVPxRrNvAfMnmmMFEq6fWqj2QkR79pXY29BFErQ&m=lR8eFcDFcb4T-43gTQJh9GPTGl4CKff-Yu12f-0SfPE&s=10zDx5UT1gJItmlQXcDvMWTauuKE74n41m9SAg1BgHA&e=) on Twitter. **About RES** Renewable Energy Systems (RES) is a leading global renewable energy company. RES has constructed over 160 renewable energy projects with a total capacity of more than 12,000-megawatts (MW) around the world. RES has been active in North America since 1997, and has a renewable energy and storage construction portfolio that exceeds 9,000 MW and over 100 projects, and has constructed more than 1,000 miles of overhead and transmission lines. In addition, RES has a robust development pipeline of wind, solar, and energy storage projects across North America, and the company currently operates more than 250 MW of renewable energy and storage projects. For more information visit [http://www.res-group.com/en/](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.res-2Dgroup.com_en_&d=DwMFAg&c=zJTPELHN9m06lkJo8AwFVluD1VXOIffYvkz692hAL2E&r=xMbVsVPxRrNvAfMnmmMFEq6fWqj2QkR79pXY29BFErQ&m=GOz2hs3VWk-3wcpqCBK_Qs_BbSopKn1kaKcmSML0aXY&s=5drr4z4JH-7qeyVdDPUQeyFZ6g3Lk7UMLA8QADXxExA&e=). **About Advanced Microgrid Solutions** Advanced Microgrid Solutions (AMS) is pioneering the use of advanced energy storage systems for energy management and utility services.  AMS designs, finances, installs and manages advanced energy management solutions for commercial, industrial and government building owners. AMS’s energy storage portfolio management software provides continuously optimized resource management, cost reduction and revenue generation for large-scale energy users and utilities.  To learn more, visit [www.advmicrogrid.com](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.advmicrogrid.com_&d=DwMGaQ&c=zJTPELHN9m06lkJo8AwFVluD1VXOIffYvkz692hAL2E&r=xMbVsVPxRrNvAfMnmmMFEq6fWqj2QkR79pXY29BFErQ&m=RTpOVXYqqRPgYO0U7F9pF4UCp3rz5LA1lHCDFtHpSoM&s=MgC9azcktI0SqdMCzKVRojJiHKTKnvHU96q5h5A_GNs&e=) and follow us on twitter: @advmicrogrid. SOURCE: [SDG&E News](http://sdgenews.com/battery-storage-clean-innovative/sdge-adds-more-storage-harness-clean-energy-and-enhance-reliability) ##### Share - - - ![](https://blog.fluenceenergy.com/hubfs/elizabeth_pond-21-6.png) Elizabeth Pond is the Director of Global Marketing at Fluence. 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