Lansing Smith 400 MW Energy Storage Station in the United States Begins Operation

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On November 9, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) announced that the Lansing Smith battery energy storage station in Bay County, Florida, has begun operation. The project uses lithium-ion battery energy storage technology, with a rated output of 400 MW and an energy storage capacity of 1,600 MWh, capable of supplying power to the grid continuously for 4 hours. The facility was built on the site of a former coal storage yard and is currently FPL's largest battery energy storage project by storage capacity.

According to operating parameters published by FPL, under full-power discharge conditions, the Lansing Smith Energy Storage Station can provide electricity equivalent to the consumption of approximately 300,000 households for 4 consecutive hours. The system can charge during periods of lower electricity costs and release stored energy during peak demand periods. With the commissioning of this project, the total power capacity of FPL's standalone and hybrid battery energy storage facilities is approaching 2,000 MW.

According to FPL's previously submitted 2026–2035 power facility plan, the grid interconnection scheme for the Lansing Smith energy storage project includes the construction of a 230/34.5 kV Parakeet substation equipped with two 225 MVA main transformers, connected to the Lansing Smith switching station via an approximately 0.26-mile (about 418-meter) 230 kV connection line. The scope also includes the addition of 230 kV circuit breakers, line bays, and relay protection equipment.