Duke Energy (DUK) and Ford (F) to Use F-150 Lightning EV to Help Power the Grid

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Illuminating possibility: Duke Energy and Ford Motor Company plan to use F-150 Lightning electric trucks to help power the grid

August 16, 2022 10:17 AM EDT

Powerful F-150® Lightning batteries would serve as backup storage cells for electrical grid.Program would reduce lease payments for Duke Energy Carolinas participants.Utility seeks approval for demand response pilot program in North Carolina.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) and Ford Motor Company are leading the charge to expand vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging using the new F-150 Lightning electric truck's rugged batteries as a workhorse at home and on the electric grid.

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