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A small community outside of Worcester, Paxton is among the first municipal utilities to participate in the partnership between Lightshift and Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC) to deploy energy storage projects across the state. The 3MW battery shaves peaks during times of high grid demand, reducing expensive peak-load prices and the need for carbon-emitting generators.
Project Benefits
This project demonstrates that small communities can be at the forefront of energy innovation. Paxton's commitment to cleaner energy and cost savings creates a replicable model for other small municipal utilities across New England.
Beyond the Grid
Lightshift Energy donated $10,000 to the Paxton Fire Department to support its Drone Program, which is introducing high-tech drones with advanced thermal imaging into its emergency efforts across the community.
Anytime we can combine savings for our local communities with the possibility of cleaner energy, that's a win. Projects like this are often too expensive for smaller communities, so we appreciate partnerships… that make it possible for those towns to acquire newer technology.
Peter Durant
Massachusetts Senate
For smaller utilities, early adoption of new technologies can be cost prohibitive. Thanks to MMWEC's efforts in establishing a partnership with Lightshift, PMLD is able to utilize battery storage. This will help offset rising capacity and transmission costs for our ratepayers, while focusing on cleaner solutions.
Tara Rondeau
PMLD
Paxton is an excellent example of how smaller communities can have a large impact on the clean energy ecosystem, all while providing significant electricity bill savings to ratepayers. We’re encouraged to see municipal utilities across the state continue to bolster grid reliability while contributing to a clean energy future.
Rory Jones
Lightshift Energy
Paxton MA BESS 1
Paxton Municipal Light Department (PMLD) partnered with Lightshift Energy to deploy a 3 MW battery storage system that demonstrates how small communities can lead in energy innovation. Paxton proves community size is no barrier to achieving significant energy savings and reliability improvements.
LOCATION
Paxton, MA
PROJECT SIZE
3 MW
PROJECTED SAVINGS
$10 million
COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS