Overview
- Duke Energy, a U.S. energy developer, has disconnected a battery storage facility at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina due to national security concerns.
- The storage facility was constructed with batteries manufactured by Contemporary Amperex Technology, Limited (CATL), a Chinese company with ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
- Republican lawmakers in both the House and Senate raised concerns about the project, leading to its disconnection.
- Lawmakers have suggested that the Department of Defense should review whether CATL systems have been installed at other U.S. military bases.
- Duke Energy has stated that the battery storage facility was designed with security in mind and was not connected to Camp Lejeune's internal network or other systems.