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Duke Energy converting nation's largest utility-scale battery to lithium
2015-07-02 12:59:47| Energy - Topix.net
Duke Energy Renewables has decided to upgrade the 36-megawatt storage battery at its Notrees Wind Power project in Texas, converting to lithium-ion technology from its the original lead acid battery. Duke Renewables spokeswoman Tammie McGee say the battery has not been used so much to store wind energy for later use - the original plan - as it has been to help the Energy Reliable Council of Texas balance its grid operations.
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