Duke Energy begins strategic review of commercial renewables service

• United States utilities firm Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) introduced a strategic review of its commercial renewables organization as it reported second-quarter outcomes last week.

The renewables platform is just one of the 10 biggest solar as well as wind businesses in the United States with around 5.1 GW of wind as well as solar in operation, of which regarding 3.5 GW stand for web possession for the business. It also has a "robust" development pipe.

Chair, president and president Lynn Good claimed in the firm's earnings phone call that the strategic review is anticipated to be completed later this year or in early 2023.

Duke Energy is thinking about strategic options for its commercial renewables business in view of "substantial growth expectation" for regulated renewables. It said that commercial renewables is its smallest segment, making up less than 5% of consolidated revenues, as well as offers a slower development trajectory than managed electric and also gas energies. Most of the proceeds from a prospective sale would certainly be used for debt repayment and avoidance.

Good claimed that "as we eagerly anticipate the rest of this decade and also beyond, we have view to substantial renewable grid and also various other investment chances within our faster-growing managed operations as we execute the market's largest clean energy transition."

In the second quarter of 2022, the commercial sector delivered level outcomes year-over-year as higher wind sources were offset by fewer projects brought online. On a modified basis, sector earnings was USD 46 million (EUR 45m), compared to USD 47 million in the second quarter of 2021.