Duke Energy to build 75 MW of solar projects in North Carolina

Dec 15, 2015 19:36 CET by Mariyana Yaneva

December 15 – US utility Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) on Tuesday said it plans to build two solar projects with a combined capacity of 75 MW as part of its solar expansion efforts in North Carolina.

Pending approval from the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC), the company will build a 60-MW solar power plant near Monroe in Union County and another, 15.4-MW solar facility in Mocksville, Davie County.

Strata Solar in Chapel Hill will design and build the Monroe project which will spread on a 400-acre site while Crowder Construction in Charlotte will serve as the project engineering, procurement and construction lead for the 110-acre site in Mocksville.

The company has requested a transfer of the Mocksville solar facility’s Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity from the NCUC, and plans to do the same regarding the Monroe project. If approved, both projects will begin construction in March, with completion targeted for the end of 2016.  

Both projects will be owned and operated by Duke Energy Carolinas and will help meet North Carolina’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard.

Duke Energy is currently completing construction of 140 MW of capacity at four major solar facilities in the North Carolina counties of Bladen, Duplin, Onslow and Wilson counties.

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