In Bartow, Fla., there’s a buzz around Hines Energy Complex. Not from the hum of machinery, but from a new kind of solar array. Instead of sprawling over fields, 1,872 solar panels float effortlessly on a 1,200-acre pond, creating clean power.
To help build a more sustainable, carbon-free future, Duke Energy is seeking property owners with acreage that can accommodate power generation, such as large-scale solar facilities.
Thinking about what’s possible, Laurel Meeks said, is one of her favorite parts of her job. As director of renewable energy development, based in Charlotte, N.C., her team is responsible for adding battery storage in Duke Energy’s six states.
The Duke Energy 50-megawatt solar installation can power 12,500 homes, and it’s the latest of many that Michael McDonald has built since starting his career in solar construction in 2010.
Duke Energy filed a new resource plan to advance the company’s energy transition while prioritizing reliability and affordability – one designed to help maintain North Carolina’s status as the nation’s top state for economic development.
Duke Energy customers in Northern Kentucky are benefiting from additional clean, renewable solar energy as a result of a new utility-scale rooftop solar project now generating power for area homes and businesses.
Residential and commercial Piedmont Natural Gas customers in South Carolina and Tennessee now can reduce the impact of their own natural gas usage by participating in GreenEdge – a voluntary program that offers customers the opportunity to purchase green “blocks” from Piedmont.
The Duke Energy Foundation is awarding $250,000 in grant funds to the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) to spur new jobs and investment in North Carolina communities.
The newest tax credits for EVs are part of the federal Inflation Reduction Act. The EV tax credits include up to $7,500 for new vehicles, and up to $4,000 for previously owned.
To help build a more sustainable, carbon-free future, Duke Energy is seeking property owners with acreage that can accommodate power generation, such as large-scale solar facilities.
Duke Energy announced the completion of two solar projects in Alachua and Suwannee counties, the latest sites in the company’s community solar program portfolio, Clean Energy Connection.
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