Siemens Energy to build black-start battery system at Marsh Landing plant

Siemens Energy was selected to provide engineering, procurement and construction for a battery-based black-start generation system at the 720-MW Marsh Landing Generating Station near Antioch, California, owned by NRG Energy and operated by Clearway Energy.

“Battery storage systems like this one are capable of fully restarting power on a highly expedited basis.”power-eng.com

• 2 sources
• power-eng.comSiemens Energy handling EPC work on black-start battery system at California gas-fired plantClarion Energy Content DirectorsJan 28, 2021
• energy-storage.newsBatteries emerge as a ‘cleaner alternative’ for re-energising the grid at California gas plant - Energy-Storage.NewsAndy ColthorpeFeb 9, 2021

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