PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENT: Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)

 The Medical Center Company of Cleveland (MCCo), under a general project management agreement with Ullman Electric & Technologies will introduce Northeast Ohio to the first Tesla Megapack of its kind in the area as part of the MCCo Campus.

MCCo and Ullman Electric will break ground together on this ambitious project on Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 10:00 AM. The final day of the month of American independence was specifically chosen for groundbreaking as a nod to MCCo’s commitment to using American Made (domestic) content in this MicroGrid Project. Representatives from the companies involved will be on hand to break ground near MCCo facilities located at 11626 Mayfield Rd., Cleveland, OH 44106.

Megapacks, which are specifically designed for large-scale energy storage applications will be used to support the efforts of MCCo in bringing affordable energy to their clients in the University Circle area of the City of Cleveland, Ohio. The utility-scale battery provides trustworthy energy storage for grid resilience through frequency regulation and load shedding. The packs are considered sustainable, scalable, and environmentally responsible.

THE BESS PROJECT BY THE NUMBERS:

– 3.9 –

Each Megapack can store over 3.9 MWh of energy.

– 8 –

This project with MCCo will employ eight total Megapacks for a total of 15.4MW/30.8MWhr of battery power.

– 20 –

The anticipated number of years in the lifespan of the Battery.

– 24 –

The number of battery nodules in each pack.

– 3,600 –

Each Megapack powers the equivalent energy of 3,600 average American homes for one hour.

– 10,000 –

The number of anticipated Megapacks that will be produced in 2026 at the Mega Lathrop Facility.

– 84,000 –

44 tons — or 84,000 LBS — of weight per pack.

– ∞ –

Infinitely scalable. 

THE BESS PROJECT TEAM

The project will be managed by Ullman Electric & Technologies, under the leadership of Project Manager Nick Scheutzow.

Convergence Energy, NEI Electric Power Engineering, Intelligent Generation, with Scheeser Buckly Mayfield, and Rovisys; as well as program guidance from Ernst & Young and DLA Piper.

MCCo was formed in 1932 in effort to consolidate and conserve energy distribution within the non-profit corporations of University Circle. Its members are organized and operated exclusively for educational, charitable or religious purposes. The company is emphasis is providing reliable, safe and efficient energy, competitive pricing, and environmentally responsible solutions.

ADDITIONAL READING:
MCCo press release doc.groundbreaking