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Florida Power & Light's 409MW/900MWh Manatee Energy Storage Center, under construction. Paired with a solar PV plant, the battery storage went online a few months ago. Image: Florida Power & Light.

World’s biggest solar-charged battery storage system unveiled in Florida

December 15, 2021
Work has been completed on the largest battery energy storage system (BESS) to have been paired with solar PV to date, with utility Florida Power & Light (FPL) holding a ceremony earlier this week. 
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‘USA’s largest’: Florida Power & Light announces 74.5MW / 40MWh solar-plus-storage project

March 12, 2018
US utility Florida Light & Power (FPL) has followed up the US’ first DC-coupled grid-scale battery system with the announcement of a solar-plus-storage project pairing 10MW / 40MWh of energy storage with an existing 74.5MW PV plant.

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