Edison is therefore evaluating a number of different solutions and pursuing various applications for authorisation, with a view to participating in the forthcoming auctions.
Edison has begun procedures requesting authorisation for the development of pumped storage plants in Sicily, Sardinia, Basilicata and Apulia, and received authorisation for a lithium ion utility scale battery project with 10 MW of power and 40 MWh of storage capacity to be built in Abruzzo.
The development of storage systems, in parallel with the development of renewable energy sources, is essential for Edison, because it not only ensures the security and adequacy of the national electricity system, but also optimises the operation of the renewable plants in the company's portfolio and thus contributes to the decarbonisation of the country.