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Overheating event at AES 10MW Chandler, Arizona storage facility

S2 · 04/2022 · Fluence · Chandler, AZ, USA

Record

CompanyFluence
Categoryenergy storage
Typemalfunction
Date04/2022
Time of daynot documented
LocationChandler, AZ, USA · AES energy storage facility
SeverityS2 (minor injury or single-unit damage)
Scale10MW facility, 1 event, no injuries
Confidencehigh
VerificationCited source on file; not independently re-verified
SourceFluence Energy SEC filing

What happened

On April 18, 2022, a 10MW energy storage facility in Chandler, Arizona owned by AES, for which Fluence was the technology provider, experienced an overheating event with no injuries reported.

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