Alabama Power to build state's first utility-scale battery storage system on retired power plant site

150 MW facility to provide reserve power for AlabamiansBIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Alabama Power will develop the state's first utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) on the former Plant Gorgas site in Walker County, which reliably powered Alabama for more than a century. The new Gorgas Battery Facility will store up to 150 MW of electricity generated by other Alabama Power resources. 150 MW is equivalent to the capacity needed to power about 9,000 homes. Digital rendering ...