Massachusetts is making a giant stride toward its clean energy future! First-mover clean energy developer Distributed Energy Infrastructure (DEI) recently inaugurated three sophisticated energy storage systems throughout the Commonwealth, contributing a healthy 21.6 MWh of battery capacity to the grid. These high-powered batteries, provided by world solar leader JinkoSolar, are now in commercial operation under the highly successful Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program, which aims to accelerate the development of solar energy and energy storage throughout the state.
“Working on these projects with DEI was a pleasure since it allowed us to showcase JinkoSolar’s energy storage solutions in the United States and our local engineering capabilities,”
said Jeff Juger, Deputy General Manager and Head of ESS for JinkoSolar (U.S.). Inc.
“We’re thrilled to work with DEI’s entire integrated delivery model and the common objective of speeding a cleaner grid transition.”
This partnership is a testament to the growing synergy between clean energy producers and battery suppliers, providing end-to-end clean energy solutions.
Larger than megawatts, these new infrastructure systems mark a significant advancement in Massachusetts communities’ access to robust and sustainable energy infrastructure.
“These projects represent a significant step in achieving our goal of offering clean, resilient energy solutions to our communities by DEI,”
said Sean Harrington, CEO and founder of Distributed Energy Infrastructure.
DEI made a strategic decision in selecting a battery supply partner based on JinkoSolar’s highly skilled U.S. commissioning team, more than 15 years of expertise on similar energy storage projects, and well-proven in-service battery technology. Working closely with JinkoSolar’s commissioning team in the United States, according to Harrington, is
“helping us better integrate systems and achieve time to operation sooner, providing our customers the ultimate benefit of a seamlessly managed, end-to-end solution.”
