Tour of FPL 400 MW Manatee Energy Storage Center - Afternoon/PM Tour
The IEEE Florida West Coast Section PES/IAS, in collaboration with Florida Power & Light (FPL), is bringing to the IEEE community this awesome tour of the world’s largest solar-powered battery storage facility – FPL’s Manatee Energy Storage Center in Parrish Florida. The facility was commissioned and made commercial in 2021 and is large enough to power 329,000 homes for more than 2 hours. The batteries are charged via FPL’s Manatee Solar Energy Center, adjacent to the energy storage center. The size of the facility equates to 30 professional size football fields and the power output equals 100 million iPhone batteries!
This tour event will consist of 1 to 1.5 hours of classroom instruction going over the site by engineers intimate with the project, covering various engineering and construction topics related to the site. The second part of the event will be a walkdown of the energy storage facility where FPL engineers will be going through the yard, opening an isolated container to go over the battery modules, answer questions, etc. This should be a really great event and the first in-person tour for the IEEE FWCS PES/IAS since the start of the pandemic in early 2020. Mark your calendars and register for this exciting event.
Due to the limited attendance but large interest, we have broken the tour group into two (2) sessions in order to accommodate a total of 30 attendees. You do not need to register for both sessions. The morning/AM session is from 8:30am to 11:30ish (no lunch will be provided) and is limited to a total of 15 attendees. The second afternoon/PM session is from 1:30pm - 4pm and is also limited to a total of 15 attendees.
Please be mindful of required personal protective equipment (PPE). The PPE requirements for the site is long pants, boots, cotton long-sleeve shirt, and hardhat (hardhats will be provided by FPL). Please also be cognizant of the start time when you register as we will be starting promptly on time.
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- 19052 FL-62
- Parrish, Florida
- United States 34219
- Building: Manatee Power Plant
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- Co-sponsored by Florida Power & Light
- Starts 25 January 2022 02:35 AM UTC
- Ends 15 April 2022 04:00 PM UTC
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