Alpha Omega Power Purchases 100MW CAISO Battery Storage System

Alpha Omega Power (AOP), a utility-scale renewable energy developer, owner, and operator, announced it has acquired and raised financing for the Caballero battery energy storage project, a 100MW / 400MWh battery in Nipomo, California, in partnership with Fengate Asset Management. The Caballero project will provide enough energy to power over 100,000 homes for up to four hours daily during peak electricity demand periods, bringing clean energy and grid reliability to San Luis Obispo County and the California ISO (CAISO) market. The Caballero system will be the first project in AOP’s pipeline of utility-scale battery storage projects to come online.

AOP has brought on Gridmatic, an industry-leading power marketer, as the battery optimizer for Caballero. Gridmatic’s AI optimizes battery operations and manages risk for storage owners through resource trading and risk management; ISO market settlement; and asset performance and market update reports. Gridmatic’s AI-enabled optimization can boost revenue generation for grid-tied battery systems by as high as 32%, according to backtesting in the company’s latest energy storage report, published in May, 2024. The Caballero project contributes to Gridmatic’s contracted portfolio of 300 MW of energy storage capacity under management.

“We’re proud to establish our footprint in CAISO with our inaugural utility-scale battery storage project to serve reliable, clean energy to California’s coastal communities,” said Paul Choi, CEO of Alpha Omega Power. “We’re thrilled to find a partner in Gridmatic with the depth of energy and software experience to leverage batteries, market expertise, and Artificial Intelligence to smooth the volatility of renewable resources and better match load to generation.”

“Many of California’s electricity market rules were designed before energy storage was considered as a reliability resource. As a result, it is a challenge for battery owners to achieve the financial results necessary to sustain further investment in the state’s rapidly growing fleet of batteries,” said David Miller, Chief Commercial Officer of Gridmatic. “Our industry-leading forecasting and optimization algorithms can maximize the benefits of battery storage assets while minimizing risk of loss, delivering reliability to the California grid while helping make more assets bankable for owners. We’re excited to put these capabilities to use in supporting Alpha Omega Power as it works to build California’s clean energy future.”

Alpha Omega Power | www.aoprenewables.com

Gridmatic | https://www.gridmatic.com