Federal loan announced for big battery project, but GVEA keeping ol’ BESSie around
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) – Like a late-career star athlete, Golden Valley Electric Association’s (GVEA) existing Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is set to transition from record breaker to second string. The utility constructed a 40-Megawatt BESS in 2003, then becoming the largest battery in the world and picking up accolades from the utility industry. That