Ormat Technologies on March 12 announced the commencement of commercial operations at the Shirk energy storage facility, an 80-megawatt/320-megawatt hour Battery Energy Storage System located in Visalia, California.
The Shirk facility secures capacity under a 15-year Resource Adequacy Purchase and Sale Agreement with the City of Riverside, California, supporting grid reliability and helping meet California’s growing demand for flexible energy resources.
Riverside is a public power community.
The Shirk project qualifies for a 40% Investment Tax Credit, which the company plans to monetize the tax benefits as part of the hybrid tax equity partnership with Morgan Stanley Renewables, Inc. that Ormat announced in May 2025, which supports the funding and optimization of the company’s growing energy storage portfolio.
