PARROTT CREEK BATTERY STORAGE PROJECT
PARROTT CREEK SITS ON AN 80-ACRE RURAL SITE IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON, SURROUNDED BY TREES AND FARMLAND. THE FACILITY IS EXPANDING TO SERVE 40 OF THE STATE'S MOST VULNERABLE YOUTH IN A PURPOSE-BUILT RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT SETTING. ONE OF THE LARGEST DISRUPTIONS TO THE TREATMENT OF THE YOUTH IS A BREAK IN ROUTINE, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY HAPPENS ALL TOO OFTEN DUE TO POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREA CAUSED BY SEVERE HEAT, DOWNED TREES DUE TO STORMS OR SNOW AND ICE. THE FACILITY OPERATES ON A WELL AND SEPTIC SYSTEM WITH ONLY COMMUNICATIONS AND POWER BEING SERVED BY PUBLIC UTILITIES. THE DESIGN OF THE FACILITY IS MAKING THE SHIFT TO ALL ELECTRIC SYSTEMS TO INCREASE RESILIENCE AND ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR PROPANE ON SITE AND DELIVERIES.
PHOTOVOLTAICS AND BATTERY SYSTEMS PROVIDE RESILIENCE TO THE FACILITY IN LIGHT OF POWER OUTAGES ALLOWING THEM TO MAINTAIN OPERATION DURING OUTAGES, WHERE OTHERWISE THEY MAY BE FORCED TO RELOCATE YOUTH INTO THE COMMUNITY HAMPERING THEIR TREATMENT AND RECOVERY. THE KEY OUTCOME IS A RESILIENT FACILITY THAT WILL SUPPLY LIMITED STANDBY POWER FOR THE FACILITY IN THE EVENT OF A LONGER TERM (12 HOURS PLUS) POWER OUTAGE. THE ADDED BENEFIT IS A REDUCTION IN OPERATING COSTS FOR THE FACILITY AND A FACILITY THAT HAS 80% OF ITS POWER NEEDS FULFILLED BY RENEWABLE ENERGY.
FUNDING WOULD GO TOWARDS INSTALLATION OF A 146KW SOLAR ARRAY AND BATTERY SYSTEM.$900,000
· FY2025 · Department of Energy