Sierra Estrella Energy Storage β€οΈπŸ“ŠπŸ‘€

Status
construction
Country / State / Closest City
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ usa / arizona /
Dates
First heard 2023-03
Construction start 2023-09
Operation start
Estimated start 2024-06
Construction time
Capacity in MWh
1000
Maximum Power in MW
250
Manufacturer
tesla
Type / Number of Packs / Cells
megapack / 276 /
Customer / Owner / Developer
Salt River Project / Sierra Estrella Energy Storage, LLC / Plus Power
Use case
Link to google maps satellite view
http://maps.google.com/maps?z=19&t=k&q=loc:33.410648+-112.313765
Coordinates
33.410648, -112.313765
βœ… Coords are exact (+/- 50m)
Notes
got the location from the map on the projects page / nr of megapacks from the pdf
Project website
https://www.sierraestrellaenergystorage.com/about
Sources
https://www.sierraestrellaenergystorage.com/s/01_11-07-2022_READ-ONLY_Sierra-Estrella-LS-208_FullSize.pdf
Internal / External id
851 / 66334

U.S. EIA data

The government data source for this battery is the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/
Info from the 2024-02 report (Project first appeared in the 2023-03 report):

Plant Name / State
Sierra Estrella Energy Storage / AZ
go live / power
2024-06 / 250MW
status / status verbose
construction / (V) Under construction, more than 50 percent complete
Plant id / generator id
66334 / BESS3
Entity name / entity id
Sierra Estrella Energy Storage, LLC / 65418
Changes:
2024-02
status_verbose: (U) Under construction, less than or equal to 50 percent complete -> (V) Under construction, more than 50 percent complete
2023-09
status: planning -> construction πŸ—οΈ
status_verbose: (T) Regulatory approvals received. Not under construction -> (U) Under construction, less than or equal to 50 percent complete
2023-08
status_verbose: (P) Planned for installation, but regulatory approvals not initiated -> (T) Regulatory approvals received. Not under construction