Duke Energy’s largest battery energy storage facility is now operational in Knightdale. At its peak, the facility can provide 100 MW of power for up to two hours.
“This is our first 100 megawatt site as a company. That’s a reflection of the growing need on the system,” said Gray Thompson, business development manager for Duke Energy. “We do have plans for more sites like this, and some even larger than this in the future.”
The utility plans to have more than 5 GW of battery energy storage by the beginning of 2034. Under state law, Duke Energy must reach carbon neutrality by 2050…