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Eos Energy Signs Agreement with City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri to Provide 216 MWh of Energy Storage

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Eos Energy Enterprises (NASDAQ: EOSE) has signed a significant agreement with City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri to provide 216 MWh of energy storage across two project sites. The deal, marking Eos' largest municipal order to date and first in Missouri, will deliver 36 MW with six-hour duration using Eos' Z3™ technology. The system will help City Utilities maintain a planning reserve margin of over 36% by 2026. The project utilizes U.S.-manufactured, nonflammable battery technology as an alternative to lithium-ion, serving more than 120,000 electric customers in Springfield.

Eos Energy Enterprises (NASDAQ: EOSE) ha firmato un accordo significativo con City Utilities di Springfield, Missouri per fornire 216 MWh di capacità di accumulo energetico in due siti di progetto. L'accordo, che rappresenta il più grande ordine municipale di Eos fino ad oggi e il primo in Missouri, fornirà 36 MW con una durata di sei ore utilizzando la tecnologia Z3™ di Eos. Il sistema aiuterà City Utilities a mantenere un margine di riserva di pianificazione superiore al 36% entro il 2026. Il progetto utilizza tecnologia di batterie fabbricate negli Stati Uniti, non infiammabile, come alternativa al litio-ione, servendo più di 120.000 clienti elettrici a Springfield.

Eos Energy Enterprises (NASDAQ: EOSE) ha firmado un acuerdo significativo con City Utilities de Springfield, Missouri para proporcionar 216 MWh de almacenamiento de energía en dos sitios de proyecto. El acuerdo, que marca el mayor pedido municipal de Eos hasta la fecha y el primero en Missouri, entregará 36 MW con una duración de seis horas utilizando la tecnología Z3™ de Eos. El sistema ayudará a City Utilities a mantener un margen de reserva de planificación superior al 36% para 2026. El proyecto utiliza tecnología de baterías fabricadas en EE. UU., no inflamables, como alternativa al litio-ión, sirviendo a más de 120,000 clientes eléctricos en Springfield.

Eos Energy Enterprises (NASDAQ: EOSE)는 Missouri주 스프링필드 시 유틸리티와 216 MWh의 에너지 저장을 위한 중요한 계약을 체결했습니다. 이번 거래는 Eos의 최대 지방정부 주문이자 Missouri주에서의 첫 번째 계약으로, Eos의 Z3™ 기술을 사용하여 6시간 지속되는 36 MW를 제공합니다. 이 시스템은 City Utilities가 2026년까지 36% 이상의 계획 예비 마진을 유지하는 데 도움을 줄 것입니다. 이 프로젝트는 리튬 이온에 대한 대안으로 미국에서 제조된 불연성 배터리 기술을 사용하여 스프링필드에서 120,000명이 넘는 전기 고객에게 서비스를 제공합니다.

Eos Energy Enterprises (NASDAQ: EOSE) a signé un accord important avec City Utilities de Springfield, Missouri pour fournir 216 MWh de stockage d'énergie sur deux sites de projet. Cet accord, qui représente la plus grande commande municipale d'Eos à ce jour et la première dans le Missouri, offrira 36 MW avec une durée de six heures grâce à la technologie Z3™ d'Eos. Le système aidera City Utilities à maintenir une marge de réserve de planification supérieure à 36% d'ici 2026. Le projet utilise une technologie de batteries fabriquées aux États-Unis, non inflammable, en tant qu'alternative aux batteries lithium-ion, servant plus de 120 000 clients électriques à Springfield.

Eos Energy Enterprises (NASDAQ: EOSE) hat einen bedeutenden Vertrag mit City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri unterzeichnet, um 216 MWh Energiespeicher an zwei Projektstandorten bereitzustellen. Der Vertrag, der den größten kommunalen Auftrag von Eos bis heute darstellt und der erste in Missouri ist, wird 36 MW mit einer Dauer von sechs Stunden unter Verwendung der Z3™-Technologie von Eos liefern. Das System wird City Utilities helfen, bis 2026 eine Planungsspielraumreserve von über 36% aufrechtzuerhalten. Das Projekt nutzt in den USA hergestellte, nicht brennbare Batterietechnologie als Alternative zu Lithium-Ionen und bedient mehr als 120.000 elektrische Kunden in Springfield.

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This 216 MWh energy storage deal with City Utilities of Springfield represents a significant milestone for Eos Energy. The contract validates their Z3™ technology in the municipal utility market and strengthens their competitive position against lithium-ion alternatives. The 6-hour duration capability is particularly noteworthy, as it addresses the growing need for longer-duration storage solutions in grid applications.

The project's scale - supporting a 36% planning reserve margin - demonstrates strong market confidence in Eos' zinc-based technology. For context, this single order represents a substantial portion of Eos' current backlog and could significantly impact their revenue pipeline. The municipal utility segment offers stable, long-term contracts, which could provide more predictable revenue streams compared to commercial customers.

The strategic value extends beyond immediate revenue, as success with City Utilities could lead to additional municipal contracts, particularly in regions seeking non-flammable alternatives to lithium-ion storage.

This contract marks a strategic expansion into the municipal utility market, opening up a new customer segment for Eos. Municipal utilities represent a stable, credit-worthy customer base with long-term infrastructure investment horizons. The deal's significance is amplified by being both their largest municipal order and their first Missouri project, establishing a valuable reference case for future municipal sales.

The timing aligns with increasing utility focus on grid reliability and energy independence. With utilities facing rising peak demand challenges and renewable integration needs, the 6-hour duration capability positions Eos well in the growing long-duration storage market. The emphasis on U.S.-made technology also resonates with current market preferences for domestic supply chains.

EDISON, N.J., Nov. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: EOSE) ("Eos" or the “Company”), a leading provider of safe, scalable, efficient, and sustainable zinc-based long duration energy storage systems, today announced a new customer agreement with City Utilities (CU) to provide 216 MWh of energy storage for two project sites in Missouri.

“This new agreement with City Utilities demonstrates a great partnership designed to deliver safe technology to the citizens of Springfield, while achieving key deliverables for the municipality. It also marks Eos’ largest municipal order to date and our first in the state of Missouri,” said Justin Vagnozzi, Senior Vice President of Global Sales. “Our uniquely nonflammable battery energy storage system technology will be an asset for CU as they expand their capabilities and leverage a reliable, safe U.S.-made storage system to manage rising energy demands.”

Eos will provide 216 MWh – 36 MW by six-hour duration – to support City Utilities’ expansion goals and ability to maintain planning reserve margin (PRM) of over 36% by 2026. The project will utilize Eos’ Z3TM technology, one of the few grid-scale, U.S. manufactured alternatives to lithium-ion, to enhance CU’s energy storage capabilities, advancing its expansion goals and strengthening reliable energy delivery to the community it serves.

“We are fortunate to be in a position to expand our power generation capabilities and our partnership with Eos to supply battery energy storage is a key component to our success,” said Warren Brooks, Vice President - Electric Operations of City Utilities. “This is our largest investment to date in energy storage and it was imperative we chose a partner we could trust to deliver safe, reliable products to help us reach our long-term goals.”

This landmark project marks a significant step forward in Eos’ mission to deliver innovative, sustainable energy storage solutions while expanding further into the municipal customer segment.

City Utilities serves more than 120,000 electric customers in Springfield Missouri.

About Eos Energy Enterprises
Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. is accelerating the shift to clean energy with positively ingenious solutions that transform how the world stores power. Our breakthrough Znyth™ aqueous zinc battery was designed to overcome the limitations of conventional lithium-ion technology. It is safe, scalable, efficient, sustainable, manufactured in the U.S., and the core of our innovative systems that today provides utility, industrial, and commercial customers with a proven, reliable energy storage alternative for 3 to 12-hour applications. Eos was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Edison, New Jersey. For more information about Eos (NASDAQ: EOSE), visit eose.com.

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Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our expected revenue, contribution margins, orders backlog and opportunity pipeline for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, our path to profitability and strategic outlook, the tax credits available to our customers or to Eos pursuant to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the delayed draw term loan, milestones thereunder and the anticipated use of proceeds therefrom, the ability to draw under the delayed draw term loan, statements regarding our ability to secure final approval of a loan from the Department of Energy LPO, or our anticipated use of proceeds from any loan facility provided by the US Department of Energy, statements that refer to outlook, projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions. The words "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intends," "may," "might," "plan," "possible," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "would" and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are based on our management’s beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, them. Because such statements are based on expectations as to future financial and operating results and are not statements of fact, actual results may differ materially from those projected.

Factors which may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: changes adversely affecting the business in which we are engaged; our ability to forecast trends accurately; our ability to generate cash, service indebtedness and incur additional indebtedness; our ability to achieve the operational milestones on the delayed draw term loan; our ability to raise financing in the future, including the discretionary revolving facility from Cerberus; our customers’ ability to secure project financing; the amount of final tax credits available to our customers or to Eos pursuant to the Inflation Reduction Act, uncertainties around our ability to meet the applicable conditions precedent and secure final approval of a loan, in a timely manner or at all from the Department of Energy, Loan Programs Office, or the timing of funding and the final size of any loan that is approved; the possibility of a government shutdown while we work to meet the applicable conditions precedent and finalize loan documents with the U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office or while we await notice of a decision regarding the issuance of a loan from the Department Energy Loan Programs Office; our ability to continue to develop efficient manufacturing processes to scale and to forecast related costs and efficiencies accurately; fluctuations in our revenue and operating results; competition from existing or new competitors; our ability to convert firm order backlog and pipeline to revenue; risks associated with security breaches in our information technology systems; risks related to legal proceedings or claims; risks associated with evolving energy policies in the United States and other countries and the potential costs of regulatory compliance; risks associated with changes to the U.S. trade environment; risks resulting from the impact of global pandemics, including the novel coronavirus, Covid-19; our ability to maintain the listing of our shares of common stock on NASDAQ; our ability to grow our business and manage growth profitably, maintain relationships with customers and suppliers and retain our management and key employees; risks related to the adverse changes in general economic conditions, including inflationary pressures and increased interest rates; risk from supply chain disruptions and other impacts of geopolitical conflict; changes in applicable laws or regulations; the possibility that Eos may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; other factors beyond our control; risks related to adverse changes in general economic conditions; and other risks and uncertainties.

The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are also subject to additional risks, uncertainties, and factors, including those more fully described in the Company’s most recent filings with the SEC, including the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. Further information on potential risks that could affect actual results will be included in the subsequent periodic and current reports and other filings that the Company makes with the SEC from time to time. Moreover, the Company operates in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment, and new risks and uncertainties may emerge that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and, except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.


FAQ

What is the size of Eos Energy's new energy storage agreement with City Utilities of Springfield?

Eos Energy (EOSE) will provide 216 MWh of energy storage with 36 MW by six-hour duration across two project sites in Missouri.

How many customers will benefit from Eos Energy's (EOSE) storage system in Springfield?

The energy storage system will serve City Utilities' customer base of more than 120,000 electric customers in Springfield, Missouri.

What planning reserve margin (PRM) will City Utilities achieve with Eos Energy's (EOSE) storage system?

The energy storage system will help City Utilities maintain a planning reserve margin (PRM) of over 36% by 2026.

What type of battery technology will Eos Energy (EOSE) use in the Springfield project?

Eos will utilize its Z3™ technology, a U.S.-manufactured, nonflammable battery system that serves as an alternative to lithium-ion batteries.

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