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DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

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Energy East Advanced CAES Demonstration Plant (150MW) Using an Existing Salt Storage Cavern. Demonstrate an advanced, less costly 150 MW Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) technology plant using an existing salt cavern. Advanced Underground CAES Demonstration Project Using a Saline Porous Rock Formation as the Storage Reservoir.