Duke Energy Florida's innovative battery storage projects provide customer, grid benefits
Duke Energy has completed three new battery storage projects in Florida, totaling nearly 34 megawatts. The facilities located in Highlands, Gilchrist, and Gulf counties aim to modernize grid operations and improve reliability during outages. The projects include an 18-megawatt site at Lake Placid Solar Power Plant, an 11-megawatt facility in Trenton, and a 5.5-megawatt site at Cape San Blas. Duke Energy will operate six battery sites in Florida by the end of 2022, totaling 50 megawatts, part of a larger $2 billion investment in solar generation and battery technology in the state.
- Completion of three battery storage projects totaling nearly 34 megawatts.
- Improved grid reliability and customer experience during outages.
- Total of six battery sites expected by end of 2022, enhancing energy storage capability.
- Investment of over $2 billion in solar generation and battery technology in Florida.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Delivering on the company's commitment to expand battery energy storage technology in Florida, Duke Energy today announced the completion of three battery projects in Gilchrist, Gulf and Highlands counties.
Totaling nearly 34 megawatts, the recently completed facilities will enhance the customer experience by continuing to modernize grid operations, improve overall reliability and support critical services during power outages.
"Duke Energy Florida is committed to a clean energy future for our customers and communities," said Melissa Seixas, Duke Energy Florida state president. "With each new battery site, Duke Energy takes another important step in expanding new storage technologies in Florida while maximizing benefits to our customers and the grid."
As the grid manager and operator, Duke Energy Florida can optimize the versatility of battery technology to provide multiple customer and electric system benefits, to include balancing energy demand, managing intermittent resources such as solar energy, increasing energy security and deferring traditional power grid upgrades.
- The nearly 18-megawatt lithium battery site is located at the company's 45-megawatt Lake Placid Solar Power Plant in Highlands County. The addition of battery storage to the utility-scale solar plant is the first of its kind for Duke Energy Florida, allowing solar energy to be dispatchable by the company's grid operators, which improves overall plant efficiency.
- The 11-megawatt Trenton lithium battery facility is located 30 miles west of Gainesville in Gilchrist County. This newer technology will improve power reliability.
- The 5.5-megawatt Cape San Blas lithium battery facility is located approximately 40 miles southeast of Panama City in Gulf County. The project provides additional power capacity to meet customers' increasing demand for energy. This project is an economical alternative to replacing distribution equipment necessary to accommodate local growth.
Duke Energy Florida's continued investment in battery technology reflects the company's belief that energy storage plays a significant and evolving role in how energy is delivered to customers now and in the future.
In 2022, Duke Energy will have six battery sites in operation in Florida totaling 50 megawatts of energy storage.
Time lapse video of the Trenton Battery Energy Storage site
Time lapse video of the Cape San Blas Battery Energy Storage site
Duke Energy Florida's commitment to renewable energy
With a combined investment of more than
Duke Energy remains committed to the deployment of battery technology in Florida. A 3.5-megawatt solar plus storage microgrid site will be added at Pinellas County's John Hopkins Middle School. The microgrid will support grid operations and provide backup electric power to the school when it must operate as a special needs hurricane evacuation shelter. The microgrid consists of a 1-megawatt solar parking canopy array and a 2.5-megawatt battery and controls, which will store and deploy clean, renewable energy to the school and grid. The project enhances electric service and grid operations for customers.
In addition to expanding its battery storage technology and solar investments, Duke Energy Florida is investing in transportation electrification to support the growing U.S. adoption of electric vehicles (EV) through the addition of 627 EV charging stations, including 52 DC Fast Chargers, and a modernized power grid to deliver diverse and reliable energy solutions to best serve our customers.
Duke Energy Florida
Duke Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), owns a diverse generation mix of natural gas, coal and renewables, providing about 10,200 megawatts of owned electric capacity to approximately 1.9 million customers in a 13,000-square-mile service area.
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