• Duke Energy Florida launched its second large-scale battery facility in Trenton, Florida, upgrading it to provide outage backup power.
• The 11-megawatt lithium battery site can supply about 1,500 customers for up to four hours using microgrid “islanding” operations.
• The facility entered service in 2022 for energy storage, demand balancing, and deferring grid upgrades; it now targets long-duration outage reduction.

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