Primus to Supply Batteries for Storage Test in Northwestern U.S.
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Primus Power Corp., a battery maker backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, plans to install two shipping container-sized systems for a test project next year that may store energy from intermittent sources such as wind.
The 250-kilowatt batteries will be able to store electricity for as much as four hours, Primus Chief Executive Officer Tom Stepien said in an interview yesterday. The systems may provide backup power for a wind farm, the San Juan Islands, north of Seattle, or a remote area “where there are some customer outages,” he said. The site hasn’t been decided.