-The closed design of the new facility improves reliability and reduces maintenance costs.

-Compared with the traditional outdoor substation, it occupies a smaller area.

British stone. St. Petersburg, Florida, November 30, 2021/PRNewswire/-On Monday, Duke Energy in Florida opened its new, state-of-the-art Bayboro substation to meet the power needs of downtown St. Petersburg.

The substation is called a gas insulated switchgear (GIS) substation. It was the first in Florida to be built by Duke Energy and was put into use on November 29.

Substations play a key role in the complex process of delivering electricity from remote power plants to customers’ homes, businesses, schools, and other buildings. The substation changes the voltage to make it available to customers and also performs several other important functions.

Most substations are built outdoors-uncovered-occasionally exposing the facility's electrical equipment to severe weather conditions, including lightning, hurricanes, and water surges during major storms.

However, the indoor, enclosed, elevated design of the Bayboro substation can protect electrical equipment from such weather conditions. The new facility can withstand wind speeds of 150 miles per hour and will serve the innovation district of St. Petersburg more reliably.

Overall, maintenance costs are reduced, while reliability is improved.

"We work hard on behalf of our customers to ensure safe, reliable, and clean energy," said Melissa Seixas, president of Duke Energy in Florida. "We are using innovative technology in our Florida service area to upgrade the energy network and improve resilience and energy efficiency for our customers."

The construction of GIS substation is also to protect the environment, its function is to capture potential leakage and help prevent the impact on the surrounding area.

In addition, the overall footprint is about 35% smaller than the previous adjacent substation.

The substation supports critical infrastructure, including the University of South Florida’s St. Petersburg campus, Johns Hopkins Children’s Hospital and Bay Hospital, Tropicana Field, and numerous buildings and high-rise buildings.

As redundancy increases to help reduce power outages, the new substation will meet the growing power needs of this fast-growing community and improve the reliability of downtown St. Petersburg and surrounding areas.

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Duke Energy Florida is also fulfilling its commitment to renewable energy in the center of St. Petersburg.

Using a $1 million Duke Energy grant, the University of South Florida at St. Petersburg built a 100-kilowatt solar array and a 250-kilowatt battery system on top of the campus parking lot. The battery system stores and manages the electricity generated by approximately 7,100 square feet of solar array.

There is also a Duke Energy solar canopy above the St. Peter’s Wharf parking lot and an electric car charger next to it.

In addition, a 3.5 MW solar plus energy storage microgrid site is under construction, which will be added to the Johns Hopkins Middle School in Pinellas County. When the school must operate as a hurricane evacuation shelter for special needs, the microgrid will support the operation of the grid and provide backup power for the school. The microgrid consists of a 1 MW solar carport array and a 2.5 MW battery and control device. They will store and deploy clean renewable energy for schools and the grid. The project enhances customers' power services and grid operations.

Duke Energy Florida also installed nearly 300 electric vehicle chargers throughout Pinellas County through the company's Park and Plug program. Chargers are located throughout the county with convenient transportation, including Duke Energy Arts Center-Mahafi Theater and USFSP campus.

Duke Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, has a diverse power generation portfolio, including natural gas, coal and renewable energy, and provides approximately 10,200 megawatts of self-owned power to approximately 1.9 million customers in a service area of ​​13,000 square miles.

Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) is a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and one of the largest energy holding companies in the United States. Its power company serves 7.9 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky, with a total of 51,000 megawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas division serves 1.6 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio, and Kentucky. The company has 27,500 employees.

Duke Energy is implementing an aggressive clean energy strategy to create a smarter energy future for its customers and communities-the goal is to reduce carbon emissions by at least 50% by 2030 and achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The company is the top supplier of renewable energy companies in the United States and is expected to own or purchase 16,000 MW of renewable energy capacity by 2025. The company is also investing in major grid upgrades and expanding battery storage, and exploring zero-emission power generation technologies such as hydrogen and advanced nuclear energy.

Duke Energy was selected as one of Fortune's 2021 "World's Most Admired Companies" list and Forbes' "America's Best Employers" list. For more information, please visit duke-energy.com. The Duke Energy News Center contains press releases, fact sheets, photos and videos. Duke Energy’s lighting features stories about people, innovation, community topics, and environmental issues. Follow Duke Energy on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.

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