Duke Energy gets authorization for 5-MW garbage dump solar project in N Carolina
- US utilities group Duke Energy Corp (NYSE: DUK) has actually safeguarded approval from North Carolina regulatory authorities for a 5-MW project to be found on a closed land fill in Woodfin, Buncombe County.
The business said on Wednesday that the NC Utilities Commission has removed the project to proceed to building and construction.
Duke Energy will have and also operate the solar energy plant, its initial to be situated on a retired county garbage dump. Scheduled to go obey completion of 2021, the center will certainly be connected to the Duke Energy Progress power grid.
The energy will lease the land from the county at no charge under a 25-year arrangement. Buncombe County will certainly in exchange get the renewable energy certifications (RECs) from the solar park to contribute in the direction of its 100% renewable resource objective.
"This innovative project delighted in excellent stakeholder and local assistance and will certainly continue the growth of renewable resource in North Carolina," said Duke Energy's North Carolina president Stephen De May.
The company described that the solar racking system will be built on concrete blocks, so that the ground covering is not disrupted.