The project will help to support Meta's Eagle Mountain data centre operations, as well as supporting grid reliability in Utah. It consists of a standalone, four-hour lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery system and delivers 600 MWh of contracted storage capacity to PacifiCorp under a long-term energy storage agreement.
It is situated on an approximately eight-acre site adjacent to the 525 MW Faraday solar facility and shares that facility's substation and interconnection, allowing Lydian to add storage using existing infrastructure.
Lydian took Faraday BESS from mobilisation to commercial operation in approximately 10 months.
“Faraday BESS shows what a mature platform like Lydian's can deliver” said Kim Smith, Chief Operating Officer of Lydian. “Bringing it online on an extremely tight timeline took close coordination across our own team and our supply chain, construction, and financing partners, from acquisition through commissioning. When a wildfire threatened the area in June, our team put safety first while keeping the project on track. Faraday BESS enhances PacifiCorp’s reliable, contracted capacity for Utah customers.”
The completion of Faraday BESS draws on Lydian's integrated platform, which spans development, capital markets, and project delivery. Lydian is also developing Faraday BESS 2 at the Utah site, which would add up to 375 MW/1,500 MWh of storage with a targeted in-service date of the fourth quarter of 2028.
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