The United States Air Force awarded the Sandia Energy Storage Demonstration Projects Team for their support of the Ellsworth Air Force Base battery energy storage system project with the 2024 Air Force Community Partnership Awards on October 28, 2024. This project was a collaborative effort involving the National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association (NRECA), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), West River Electric Cooperative Association (WREA), and personnel from Ellsworth Air Force Base. The purpose of the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project was to enhance resilience for critical infrastructure at Ellsworth AFB and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Sandia’s Demonstration Projects Team played a crucial role in this initiative, providing expertise and support from the analysis stage through to the commissioning of the battery energy storage system. This recognition highlights Sandia’s commitment to supporting the Department of Defense (DOD), NRECA, and rural electric cooperatives in achieving federal resilience objectives. The work aligns with the Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity (OE) mission to strengthen and modernize the nation’s power grid, ensuring a reliable, resilient, and secure electricity delivery infrastructure.
This research was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Electricity (OE), Energy Storage Division.
Sandia National Laboratories is managed and operated by NTESS under DOE NNSA contract DE-NA0003525.
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