Google and Salt River Project are partnering to find out if long-duration energy storage can finally scale. (PBJ)
Google will help pay for and evaluate SRP’s pilot projects, focusing on non-lithium tech that could keep the grid running longer and cleaner.
The partnership (and earlier joint projects like the 260 MW Sonoran Solar Energy Center and the 88 MW Storey Energy Center) fits both sides’ goals: SRP’s 2050 net-zero push and Google’s 24/7 carbon-free energy target.