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Direct Energy, SolarCity Providing Solar Energy and Storage Solution to BJ's Wholesale Club
SolarCity and Direct Energy announced that they will provide solar electricity and solar energy storage systems at two BJ's Wholesale Club locations.
Two BJ's Wholesale Club sites in Framingham and Dedham, Massachusetts, are early adopters of DemandLogic, SolarCity's smart energy storage system for businesses and commercial users. These are the first BJ's Clubs to install solar energy coupled with storage and will be the first two sites on the East Coast to utilize SolarCity's DemandLogic platform.
The Framingham Club will have more than 400 kilowatts of solar energy while Dedham will install 764 kilowatts of solar energy. Both BJ's Clubs will be installed in conjunction with a 200 kilowatt lithium-ion battery storage system that cuts energy costs by using stored electricity to lower peak demand. These two DemandLogic systems are expected to be installed by February 2015.
The companies said that the projects have the potential to save BJ's thousands of dollars each year on their demand charges alone at each site, and also provide a long-term hedge against rising demand rates. SolarCity will also install a 1.3 megawatt solar system on BJ's distribution facility in Uxbridge, Mass. this year.
"Pairing battery storage with solar PV systems is a new and viable opportunity that positions Direct Energy Business as a total energy management service provider for commercial and industrial customers," said John Schultz, president of Direct Energy Business. "This long-term agreement with these two BJ locations presents an opportunity for us to expand beyond our core commodity offering and in the process, build a longer-term customer relationship."
All three BJ's projects announced were made possible by a dedicated investment fund created by Direct Energy and SolarCity in 2013 to finance up to $124 million in solar projects.
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October 16, 2014
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Reporting by Karen Abbott • kabbott@energychoicematters.com
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