Officials from Duke Energy, Gilchrist County and the city of Trenton were on hand Monday morning, March 14, 2022 for the ribbon cutting of an 11-megawatt lithium battery facility that is said to improve power reliability. Duke Energy also celebrated a solar farm that opened near Trenton in 2019, but Covid prevented a public ceremony.Danny Collins, the government and community relations manager for Duke Energy in North Florida, said the facility is part of a commitment Duke is making to renewable technology.“This is part of a 50-megawatt portfolio of battery storage facilities that are beginning to come online,” Collins said. “This is one of our first batteries in all of Florida.”
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