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Energy Agencies, Beacon Power Debut "Megawatt in a Box"

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Energy Agencies, Beacon Power Debut "Megawatt in a Box" News Release

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New Flywheel Energy Storage System Designed to Increase Grid Reliability. (Folsom, CA) The U.S. Department of Energy, the California Energy Commission PIER Program, the California Independent System Operator Corporation, Beacon Power Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) are testing a first-of-its-kind energy storage technology that can increase reliability on the grid. The new technology consists of a series of large, high-speed flywheels that recycle electricity cleanly and efficiently.

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• News Releases - 2005