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"In this largely rural area, output from existing renewable energy plants often exceeds electric demand," the PUC said. The Vermont Public Utilities Commission rejected in January 2019 a large solar project in Derby (500KW alternating-current solar net-metering system because the developer failed to show it was in "the public good of the state") because of the limitations of the grid and the possible reduction of other, cheaper renewable energy sources. A VELCO-owned 115kV transmission line from Sheffield to Highgate to St Albans and a GMP owned 34.5kV subtransmission line from VELCO East Fairfax to Lowell make up the region. The SHEI (Sheffield Highgate Export Interface) is an ISONE defined transmission region in northern Vermont.
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In addition to supplying clean, reliable, and cost-efficient energy storage, the facility to be developed by Highview Power and Encore will provide valuable services to the area’s transmission system to help integrate renewable energy, stabilize the regional electrical grid, and ensure future energy security during storms and other disruptions. The Vermont facility will contribute to resolving the longstanding energy transmission challenges surrounding the state’s Sheffield-Highgate Export Interface (SHEI) and enable the efficient transport of excess power from renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind power to help integrate them on the power grid. The project is the first of many utility-scale, liquid air energy storage projects that Highview Power plans to develop across the United States to help scale up renewable energy deployment.