The City of Bridgeport Selects Cadenza Innovation for Battery Energy Storage System Pilot Project

One of the most populous cities in the US will soon be powered by a battery that stores energy for the duration of a power outage.

The city of Bridgeport, Conn., has selected Cadenza Innovation's lithium-ion battery energy storage system for a pilot project to be installed inside the city's Fire Department headquarters, where it will be one of the country's first BESS deployments inside a fire station and the first public demonstration of Cadenza Innovation's battery technology in Connecticut, per a press release.

Under the project, which was funded by Connecticut Innovations, the city will work with Cadenza Innovation to measure and analyze energy use inside the Fire Department headquarters, and monitor the BESS to generate a report that delivers the peak-shaving, arbitrage capabilities, and back-up power in the event of a grid outage.

"This is more than just resilience," says Bridgeport Mayor Joseph P.

Ganim.

"It's continuing Bridgeport's leading position when it comes to sustainable energy generation and now storage."

BESSs, which can be installed indoors or outdoors, "enable rapid and flexible installation across a wide range of power and energy demands," says Cadenza Innovation CEO Christina Lampe-Onnerud.

"Anticipating customers' increasing requirements

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