Groitzsch 25 MWh

In immediate vicinity of the Lippendorf power plant, which has been supplying people in the region with electricity and heat since 1926, Upside Group has built its next battery storage system. As a result, the latest storage and control technology now stands alongside a traditional producer. With the implementation of the planned power plant deconstruction, a further expansion of renewables such as solar energy and wind energy will become even more important. The region already needs efficient frequency control due to fluctuating electricity volumes. As this necessity will be even more important in the future, Upside Group together with the distribution system operator Mitnetz decided early to install another Upside storage system here. In this project, too, the greatest possible proximity to a central network connection point was set. For this reason, the battery is located on an open area directly on the site of the Groitzsch substation, which was created by the dismantling of outdated operating rooms. The substation supplies 25,000 people, so the directly connected battery storage system has been serving the energy security of the people throughout the region since September 2019 by providing grid supporting services, among other things. Around the clock, 365 days a year.