IHI Energy Storage Announces Deployment of First ES-500 Energy Storage System

Chicago, IL, February 29, 2016 (Newswire.com) - CHICAGO, February 29, 2016 – IHI, Inc. announced today the successful deployment in October of its ES-500 energy storage system in Northeast Missouri to provide peak shaving and reactive load offset services for the Clarence Cannon Wholesale Water Commission (CCWWC), a regional rural water utility that sends water to 14 Missouri counties.

"We are very happy with the ES-500 and its performance since installation. Deployment went very smoothly and the system is reducing energy consumption and peak power demand resulting in an estimated savings of 15% on our monthly electric bill," said Mark McNally, General Manager of CCWWC. "A significant benefit is having steady three phase power for our equipment and controls with no peaks or sags. The system is monitored remotely by IHI and requires minimal support from us, which is critical for our small team of professionals."

Toshiaki Nishio, Sr. VP of IHI Energy Storage, said "CCWWC has been a very supportive partner for our first system deployment. We look forward to continuing to refine our ES/Pilot controls for the ES-500 and expand our onsite and remote support capabilities as we operate this and other sites in the U.S."

IHI Energy Storage is a Chicago-based subsidiary of IHI, Inc., NY and provider of grid-scale energy storage solutions. As a Systems Integrator IHI provides complete turn-key energy storage systems for the Electric Grid – both in front of and behind the meter. IHI’s solutions include multi-vendor battery and power electronics support and a worldwide sales and support footprint that comes with its 160-year-old parent company, IHI Corporation, Tokyo.

For more information, please visit www.ihi-energystorage.com. Press contact: Jackie King, IHI Energy Storage, [email protected] (312-724-7924).

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