Orsted, a leading clean energy company, announced partnership with Mission Clean Energy, a renewable energy and storage developer, to advance four standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) across the Midwest.
Orsted will utilize its capital to secure and maintain interconnection queue positions for the four storage projects owned by Mission. Mission will lead development of the storage project at Eleven Mile Solar Center.
Mission and Orsted submitted interconnection applications for the projects, totaling 1GW, in the Mid-Continent Independent System Operator (MISO) Central and North. Orsted will have the option to acquire an ownership stake in the projects as they mature.
“We will be working with Mission Clean Energy under this partnership to accelerate the expansion of storage projects across the Midwest and broaden our portfolio of renewable energy technologies and services for customers,” said James Giamarino, Chief Commercial Officer at Orsted.
“Orsted is an ideal partner to complement our development capabilities with their balance sheet strength and sponsorship support,” said Max Bakker, CEO of Mission Clean Energy.
This initiative is Orsted’s first standalone battery storage partnership in the U.S. This includes the 40MW storage project at Permian Solar Center in West Texas and the 300 MW/1200 MWh storage project at Eleven Mile Solar Center in Arizona.
Orsted has a portfolio of nearly 6 GW of renewable energy projects in operation or under construction in the U.S.