Enel X, the Enel Group’s advanced energy services business line, has signed an agreement with the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Boston to install a 1 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) facility integrated with a 0.5 MW/2.0 MWh lithium-ion energy storage system, as well as 11 Enel X JuiceBox electric vehicle (EV) smart charging stations at the campus. The project is expected to be operational by the first half of 2020.

Under the terms of the agreement, Enel X will purchase, install and operate the system on behalf of the University. The 1 MW rooftop solar facility, designed and developed in partnership with EnterSolar, is expected to generate up to more than 1,200 MWh annually of renewable energy.

Through the integration of the PV facility with the lithium-ion energy storage system, UMass will be able to generate and store renewable energy to be used when electricity costs are highest whereby reducing the campus’s grid dependence and energy spending by more than 1.5 million US dollars over the life of the contract, Enel said

"Like all Enel X storage deployments, this project will utilize Enel X’s Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Optimization software, and its unique capabilities to maximize the earnings potential across multiple options, such as demand and energy management programs. Enel X’s JuiceBox charging stations will utilize its smart, cloud software to monitor and adapt to changes in local energy markets, allowing for charging to be adjusted based on renewable energy availability or energy costs at any given time," Enel said

"Enel X and UMass Boston will share in the economic benefits that are set to be created through the project’s enrollment in the MA SMART Feed-in-Tariff, local utility peak energy efficiency programs. The project will also allow the participation of the battery storage system in the ISO-New England’s demand response program, which pays large energy consumers to reduce their electricity consumption in response to grid system needs, as well as providing incremental payments if and when they are dispatched. Enel X will also leverage its market expertise to provide UMass Boston with access to potential future programs, such as the Clean Peak Standard, which provide incentives to clean energy technologies that supply electricity or reduce demand during peak periods,' Enel said

The project received financial support from a grant from the Advancing Commonwealth Energy Storage (“ACES”) program through the Department of Energy Resources (“DOER”) and administered by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (“MassCEC”) in 2017. Additionally, the project leverages the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) Program, a long-term incentive program designed to encourage the development of solar PV technology in the state.

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