Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) unveiled what it is calling the world’s largest solar-powered battery, the Manatee Energy Storage Center, last year in December. FPL filled the night sky with light and a drone display powered by the solar battery charged with power from the solar array adjacent to the Manatee Energy Storage Center in Parrish, Florida, during a commissioning ceremony.The newly functioning battery has a capacity of 409 MW and can supply 900 MWh of energy, which is enough to power about 329,000 households for more than two hours. During the day, the battery system stores excess solar energy generated by the Manatee Solar Energy Center’s solar array.Search for construction leadsAlso Read: SpaceX progresses with Starship’s first Florida pad and launch towerFPL will counter the requirement to run other power plants by deploying energy from the battery to the…
FPL Manatee Energy Storage Center Project in Florida, South Easternmost U.S. State
