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Thermal energy storage is most commonly associated with concentrated solar power (CSP) plants, which use solar energy to heat a working fluid that drives a steam turbine to generate
Southern Power currently owns or operates more than 3,050 megawatts of solar generating capacity at 30 facilities, with 26 of these facilities co-owned by third parties. Southern Power currently owns or operates more than 2,533 megawatts of wind generating capacity at 15 facilities operating or under construction.
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Energy storage systems are typically defined as either AC or DC coupled systems. This is simply the point of connection for the energy storage system in relation to the electrical grid or other equipment. For AC (alternating current) coupled systems, the batteries are connected to the part of the grid that has AC or alternating current.
Energy storage facilities differ in both energy capacity (total amount of energy that can be stored, measured in kilowatt-hours or megawatt-hours), and power capacity (amount of energy that can be released at a single point in time, measured in kilowatts or megawatts).
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