Battery Energy Storage Systems are Hot, and That Could be a Problem

SUGAR LAND--September 19, 2019--Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--In the Electric Power industry, lithium-ion battery energy storage systems (BESS) are hot. Really hot. So hot they could catch fire and explode, and not just metaphorically. Five months after a fire and explosion rocked a BESS in Arizona, a growing number of industry professionals are asking safety-related questions about BESS. Within this article: Details of BESS projects in the U.S. Companies featured: Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (NYSE:PNW), NextEra Energy Incorporated (NYSE:NEE), Vistra Energy Corporation (NYSE:VST)