New York - Cloud for Utilities' mission is to educate and empower utilities to innovate and improve outcomes and service for business, industry, and utility customers.

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has announced that they received an Innovation Icon award from Cloud for Utilities for a first-of-its-kind battery storage system expected to serve as a model for commercial buildings looking for safer, lower-cost energy storage solutions. The pilot program spotlights Cadenza Innovation's lithium-ion battery technology to showcase the role that energy storage can serve in enhancing demand management and grid flexibility while helping to advance New York State's nation-leading climate and clean energy goals.

"This pilot project being tested at NYPA's offices is breaking new ground in lithium-ion battery technology and showing how storage can be deployed in urban areas," said Justin E. Driscoll, interim NYPA president and CEO.

According to the New York Power Authority, Cloud for Utilities' mission is to educate and empower utilities to innovate and improve outcomes and service for business, industry, and utility customers. The Icon Awards recognize leaders moving the needle forward and give a well-deserved spotlight to innovation in the utilities industry.

"NYPA is 'powering' New York State's carbon-free transformation as part of the most ambitious clean energy and climate plan in the country," said Cadenza Innovation Founder and CEO Dr. Christina Lampe-Onnerud. "We are thrilled to be part of NYPA's journey and recognized for collaborating with the nation's largest state public power organization to showcase an innovative, cost-effective peak energy shaving solution that serves as a benchmark in the transition to a safe, resilient, clean energy future."

Source: New York Power Authority