Powin Energy Sells 110MWh of Operating Projects and Pipeline to esVolta

Powin Energy Corporation (stock symbol: PWON), a leading manufacturer of fully integrated energy storage solutions, has sold over 110MWh of select project assets and contracted pipeline to esVolta. esVolta recently received a large financial commitment from Blue Sky Alternative Investments LLC to accelerate its growth in the North American utility-scale energy storage market. Powin Energy will be esVolta's exclusive provider of energy storage systems through 2022.

"Powin Energy's business plan has long had the vision of transitioning the company out of the project development business and into being a fully dedicated energy storage systems and services provider," said Geoffrey Brown, President of Powin Energy. "This transaction is the realization of that plan and will enable the company to focus all of its efforts on delivering the best energy storage systems in the industry to our developer and utility customers. esVolta and Blue Sky's commitment to developing energy storage projects with Powin Energy's products is strong validation of our technology and the top-tier team we've assembled."

Following are the primary projects included in the transaction:

• PPA Grand Johanna is a 2 MW/9 MWh system in Irvine, California, that has been operational since the beginning of 2017 in response to the Aliso Canyon gas leak and is contracted with Southern California Edison (SCE). 
• Don Lee BESS is a 6.5 MW/26 MWh project that will be located in a historic orange processing facility in Escondido, California. The development-stage project is under contract with San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E).
• Upon its commercial operation, a 50% stake in Powin Energy Ontario Storage, an 8.8 MW/40.8 MWh system in Stratford, Ontario, that is under contract with Ontario IESO. The system is expected to go online by the end of 2017 and it will be the largest battery storage facility in Canada.
• A 10 MW/40 MWh project that will be publicly announced at a later date.

Powin's Stack products are modular, purpose-built DC strings ranging in size from 106 kWh to 175 kWh that easily and cost-effectively scale from kilowatt to megawatt applications. It is available in both indoor and outdoor models, each of which is engineered to maximize energy density and minimize system footprint. All Stack products are operated by Powin's proprietary bp-OS software that is patented in both the United States and China. Powin's supply chain expertise, modular design, and software proficiency streamline installation and bring world class innovation to energy storage applications.

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