It is GE’s second-ever energy-storage order for a system that uses lithium-ion batteries, following the 8MWh deal it won last month with Con Edison Development in California.

The order includes equipment delivery and installation support, with commercial operation of the system slated for autumn 2016.

Last year Ontario’s IESO held a 33.5MW procurement round for energy-storage systems, with New York-based Convergent emerging as one of five winners.

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