The potato chip maker Kettle Brand recently joined forces with Portland General Electric (PGE) to test the new Salem Smart Power Center (SSPC). The SSPC is a smart grid demonstration project which is allowing PGE to test the storage and distribution of various energy sources including solar and wind. The SSPC has a 5 megawatt (MW) energy storage system which allows the utility to store electricity generated by renewable energy sources and then distribute that electricity to the grid as needed during peak load or times solar and wind resources are producing less energy. Kettle Brand has connected its 114 kilowatt (kW) solar system to the SSPC to help test and improve the system. The SSPC will allow Kettle Brand to mitigate some of the expenses associated with peak demand and periods of low sunshine.

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