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Eolian Announces 1+ GWh Flint Grid BESS: PJM's Largest Battery Energy Storage Project ...
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Fusion42 · 28 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
Eolian has started construction on the Flint Grid, a 200 MW / 1.06 GWh battery energy storage system near Columbus, Ohio, marking the largest battery project to clear the PJM 2027/28 capacity auction and the first grid-scale battery storage permitted by the Ohio Power Siting Board.
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Battery storage is shifting from pilot projects to grid-scale infrastructure in PJM, freeing up capacity critical for data centre expansion near Columbus. You should explore partnerships leveraging battery storage to access constrained markets where grid upgrades lag.
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