The Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC), the Commonwealth's designated joint action agency for municipal utilities, and Lightshift Energy, an energy storage project developer, owner, and operator, announced a “first-in-kind” program for the industry to. The Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC), the Commonwealth's designated joint action agency for municipal utilities, and Lightshift Energy, an energy storage project developer, owner, and operator, announced a “first-in-kind” program for the industry to. A renewable energy developer has proposed building a 180-megawatt battery storage system on the now-empty site. (Google Earth photo) If built, the Oakham battery energy storage system would consist of 296 Tesla Megapack 2 XL units. has generated a wave of resident backlash to underdeveloped regulation of BESS facilities, which state officials say are necessary to achieve carbon neutrality. This operating portfolio comprises 22 projects across Massachusetts and New York and the milestone comes as Nexamp plans to add even more energy storage to its fleet in 2024 across. ESA is advancing its strategic expansion in Massachusetts with the Sturbridge Power and Carpenter Hill Power battery energy storage projects, now in advanced stages of development. The Sturbridge. Lightshift Energy and MMWEC deploy "first-of-its-kind" program for grid-scale battery energy storage in Massachusetts. (Pictured: Lightshift Energy project in Danville, VA) (Photo: Business Wire) The Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC), the Commonwealth's designated joint.