Failure Event - US, NY, Warwick - 27 Jun 2023
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Overview
Event Details
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| Location: | US, NY, Warwick |
| Capacity (MW): | 4 |
| Capacity (MWh): | 17.9 |
| Battery Module: | Powin Energy |
| Integrator: | Convergent Energy and Power |
| Application: | Energy Shifting, Backup |
| Installation: | Substation |
| Enclosure Type: | Integrated products |
| Event Date: | 27 June 2023 |
| System Age (yr): | 0.1 |
| Extent of Damage: | It is unclear if this site experienced a fire, but the system "was experiencing problems" and fire alarms were triggered. The batteries were later removed from the site to be disposed of. |
| State During Accident: | Operational |
| Description: | This event is one half of a larger simultaneous failure across 2 discrete sites in Warwick, NY. Both sites deployed the new "Centipede" model from Powin and both failures seemed to have occuredwithin 24 hours of each other. The failure appeared to occur during a large storm that affected both sites in Warwick. |
| Root Cause: | Design
Integration, Construction, or Assembly |
| Failed Element: | Balance of plant
Controls |
| Source: | Convergent Energy and Power |
| Additional Resources: | Hudson Valley News 12 Energy Storage News |
- Note: Missing values in this table reflect unknowns.
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