Public Service Commission approves Ameren battery storage, solar project in Audrain County

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Missouri Public Service Commission on Wednesday approved an agreement and request by Ameren for three energy storage system facilities, t wo solar generation facilities, and a new switching station, according to a Wednesday press release from the PSC.

 Projects in Audrain County include:

• Huck Finn BESS Project: A 200 megawatt battery energy storage facility at Ameren Missouri’s Audrain Energy Center in Audrain County
• Tom Sawyer Solar Project: A 175 MW solar generation facility in Audrain County.

Other projects in the agreement include:

• Castle Bluff BESS Project: A 95 MW battery energy storage facility in St. Louis County.
• Millcreek BESS Project: A 250 MW battery energy storage facility in Lincoln County.
• Quinn Switching Station: A new 161-kilovolt switching station in Lincoln County to connect the Millcreek BESS Project to the existing transmission system.
• Ringer Solar Project: A 225 MW solar generation facility in Stoddard County.