PVTIME – Lydian Energy, a US-based energy infrastructure firm backed by Excelsior Energy Capital, has brought its standalone Faraday battery storage facility in Utah County into full commercial operation. With a capacity of 150MW/600MWh for four hours, the asset will participate in regional frequency regulation and capacity-market services, thereby reinforcing grid reliability across the western US power system.
As an independent utility-scale battery installation, the project adds flexible, dispatchable capacity to the WECC power network. Its operational output will mitigate supply-demand imbalances and deliver essential grid support functions for Utah and surrounding load centres. The commissioning of the Faraday battery energy storage system (BESS) expands Lydian Energy’s operational storage portfolio and brings additional firm clean-energy resources online for the western United States.
