Kalmia Energy Storage

• New York has long been a national leader in the transition to a new, clean energy future, and for good reason. From rising sea levels that jeopardize coastal communities, to ever-more frequent and powerful storms that wreak havoc on our daily lives, to changing weather patterns that impact crop production, causing increases in food prices, the risks posed by an ever-deteriorating climate are both real and significant. Yet the path to a more sustainable future is both long and difficult.
• We need more clean energy resources, and we need them now. But the hard truth is that renewable resources are intermittent by nature: the wind doesn’t always blow, and the sun doesn’t always shine. No matter how many wind and solar projects we build, we can only complete the clean energy transition once we find ways to turn renewable energy into on-demand power. Battery energy storage systems are an essential part of the solution – helping enable a 100% clean future by ensuring that energy remains available to power our daily lives even when clean energy production is impossible.
• Kalmia Storage supports the transition to a new clean energy future by maximizing the utility of intermittent renewable resources like wind and solar, facilitating their long-term integration, and providing a path to 100% clean energy. As a result, the project will help eliminate the need to rely on older, dirtier energy-generating facilities in the long run as more renewables come online over time.

Plenty of misinformation exists about battery energy storage facilities, yet the truth is that storage projects do make good community neighbors.

• The Kalmia Storage project will put little strain on existing community resources, generate no significant ongoing traffic during operation, generate neither ground nor air pollution during normal operations, and in the rare event of a battery fire, potential impacts remain highly localized.
• As a condition of permit approval, battery storage projects must undergo rigorous environmental scrutiny to ensure that any impact on wetlands, native species, or other environmental considerations is properly mitigated.
• Battery storage facilities also have relatively low height profiles that are not easily visible from most locations.

We understand concerns about the safety of battery storage facilities. However, while battery safety incidents tend to be high profile events, the truth is that they are rare.

• Where incidents have occurred, there has been no reported injuries in the U.S. outside the project boundaries, as emissions dissipate quickly over short distances and are unlikely to extend more than 100 feet under normal weather conditions.
• This is also, in large part, due to the fact that battery storage facilities must undergo rigorous safety testing and be equipped with a range of state-of-the-art technology to prevent, mitigate, and respond to potential fire safety incidents.
• Safety technology includes smoke, gas, and fire detectors; internal cooling systems; fire suppression systems; ventilation systems; deflagration panels; auxiliary power; waterproof containers; and remote monitoring and shutdown capabilities.
• Moreover, our batteries are sourced exclusively from Tier 1 suppliers with the best safety track records. Emergency response plans are developed before the first shovel hits the ground, and training is provided to local first responders. Technicians service the site routinely, and Cypress Creek provides municipalities with a dedicated fire-safety support contact.
• Nevertheless, out of an abundance of caution, Cypress Creek engaged an independent, third party to analyze any potential safety concerns. The results confirm no anticipated impact outside the project boundary in the rare case that a safety incident does occur.

Battery Storage Container Unit Depicting Key Safety Features
A. Deflagration Panel
B. Combustable Gas Detector
C. Smoke Detector
D. Temperature Detector
E. Exhaust Fan
F. PCS internal aerosol
G. Multiple-layer water spray
H. Gaseous media fire-extinguishing device

Energy storage systems are considered critical electrical infrastructure and are held to standards such as the National Fire Protection Association’s Standard 855 and numerous Underwriter Laboratories (UL) standards, including 9540A testing and Standard 9540 manufacturing standards for Energy Storage Systems. They also must comply with the 2021 International Fire Code and the U.S. National Electric Code.