New York City’s Biggest Battery Is Quietly Powering Brooklyn

  • 4.8-megawatt lithium-ion system is at mall in East New York
  • Italian power giant Enel installed it with Related Cos.
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The biggest battery in New York City has been quietly running for months at the edge of Brooklyn.

The 4.8-megawatt lithium-ion system sits beside a shopping center in East New York, helping power the local grid, according to a statement Monday from the property owner, Related Cos., and Enel SpA, the Italian power giant that installed it.