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FPL begins construction of world’s largest integrated solar-powered lithium-ion battery system
Tue, 02/09/2021 - 09:41 Paul Crompton
Utility Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has begun construction of a 409MW/900MWh lithium-ion battery to accelerate the retirement of aging natural gas units at a power plant in Florida, US.
The FPL Manatee Energy Storage Center (MESC) is part of a modernisation plan that is expected to eliminate more than one million tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
Published: 2 Feb 2021, 08:06
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An existing FPL large-scale solar PV plant. Image: Doug Murray / FPL.
Construction work has begun in the US on what is claimed to be the world’s biggest solar-charged battery storage project, by utility company Florida Power & Light (FPL).
FPL, which is a subsidiary of major US power producer NextEra Energy, announced its plans for the 409MW / 900MWh project, FPL Manatee Energy Storage Center in Manatee County, Florida, back in March 2019. The battery energy storage system (BESS) is co-located with FPL’s existing Manatee Solar Energy Center ground-mounted solar PV plant and is expected to be up and running towards the end of this year.
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NextEra expects to build about 23-30 GW of new renewables between 2021 and 2024, including 12.15 to 17.3 GW in 2023 to 2024, by far the largest expected two-year development program in our history, CEO Jim Robo said Tuesday during the company s Q4 2020 earnings call.
The company s power development and marketing arm, NextEra Energy Resources, commissioned approximately 5,750 MW of new wind, solar and battery storage projects in 2020 while adding a net of nearly 7,000 MW to its renewables backlog, increasing it to a total of about 13,500 MW.
Robo said he expects the company s renewable development program to be further enhanced by an ability to attract new non-traditional customers, particularly in the commercial and industrial sector as improving renewable economics are increasingly aligned with corporate objectives to procure clean energy.