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Duke Energy gains regulatory OK for Hot Springs solar-storage microgrid

May 21, 2019

North Carolina utility regulators have approved Duke Energy’s plan for a solar-and-battery storage microgrid in the town of Hot Springs, the company reported Tuesday.

The microgrid will include a 2-MW solar facility and 4-MW lithium-ion battery storage system. The combination will provide reliability, frequency, voltage regulation and ramping support, as well as extra capacity during peak demand.

“Duke Energy’s research work on microgrids has led to a large-scale effort that will better serve, not only these customers in a remote area, but also help us gain experience from this pilot project to better serve all customers with additional distributed energy and energy storage technologies,” said Zak Kuznar, Duke Energy’s managing director of Microgrid and Energy Storage Development. “Projects like this will lead to a smarter energy future for the Carolinas.”

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