The Cube Pro energy storage system / Credit: BYD BYD launches energy project in Las VegasĪccording to a press release from BYD, it has begun the process to install a 543 Mega-Watt-hour (MWh) Cube Pro system in Las Vegas to assist the state’s largest energy provider. As part of a new deal with the state of Nevada, BYD looks to add to this storage total in hopes to help light the neons of Las Vegas using more renewable sources. In May of 2022, BYD implemented a GWh-level solar energy storage plant in North America with the help of its CUBE T28.īy November, BYD had installed what is described as the world’s largest single-phase energy storage plant on the West Coast of the US – again utilizing the CUBE T28 and a storage capacity of approximately 1.7 GWh.ĬnEVPost points out that as of October 2022, BYD was reporting roughly 3.6 GWh of cumulative power in the US. While BYD Auto expands the availability of its EV models outside of China and into Europe and the UK, the company’s energy division continues to expand its footprint in the US. Furthermore, the automotive division develops and implements adjacent technologies such as solar panels, EV batteries, and renewable bulk storage like the energy storage system seen below. Vegas, baby.īuild Your Dreams, aka BYD, is a China-based conglomerate consisting of two major subsidiaries, BYD Electronic and BYD Auto, which manufacture several electric vehicles we have covered on Electrek. The Chinese automaker and battery specialist shared that the massive ESS will assist Nevada’s largest energy provider in achieving zero carbon emissions by 2050. BYD has announced plans to implement a 543 MWh Cube Pro liquid-cooled energy storage system (ESS) in Las Vegas, expected to begin commercial operation before year’s end.
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