Home > Utilities Power Tree's energy storage technology has important widespread applications for the Utility marketplace. These include: >Frequency and Voltage Regulation >Rapid Onset Load Suppression >Reduction of carbon emissions and the need for peak power generation. Expansion Cost Savings The electric utility complex in the United States is acutely in need of expansion and improvement to keep up with ever increasing demand loads. Electric utilities use a portfolio of electric generating units to provide electricity to their customers. Most of these baseload generation units use coal or nuclear power as a fuel source. Peak generating plants, often fueled by natural gas, operate as few as several hundred hours a year are also used to meet unusually high electricity demands. Increasing costs associated with expanding generation, transmission and distribution systems are a serious concern in the electric utility industry. The US transmission system is strained because of a lack of investment over the last several decades. Distribution systems are particularly difficult to expand in existing metropolitan areas. In order to increase the electric production capacity of the grid, it has been estimated that it costs approximately $1,000 for each kW of expansion based on analysis conducted at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, a US Department of Energy research laboratory. However, if utilities were to employ Power Tree’s flywheel energy storage technology, they could effectively increase their power capacity at a projected $97.50 per kW, representing massive cost savings/bottom line profits.
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