Duke Energy to develop 4 solar projects totalling 300MW in Florida

• United States energy Duke Energy is preparing the advancement of four PV plants in Florida as part of a larger US$ 1 billion solar investment in the state.

With a combined capability of 300MW, each of the 4 74.9 MW centers will feature single-axis trackers and also between 216,000 and also 220,000 bifacial components. Building and construction is expected to start in early 2022 and will certainly take in between 9 months and one year to complete.

The projects were introduced by Duke subsidiary Duke Energy Florida, which is likewise intending to sustain the building of an additional six solar projects through its US$ 1 billion financial investment. All ten plants are anticipated to be constructed by the end of 2024.

Duke Energy last year revealed plans to increase investing on tidy energy to assist it achieve its goal of 16GW of installed renewables ability by 2025 and relocate in the direction of internet absolutely no by 2050. In its 2020 Climate Report, the utility claimed that getting to the 16GW target would see renewables' share of its total result increase from 12% to 20%.

Duke currently has more than 900MW of solar generation incomplete or in operation in Florida, a state that was behind only California as well as Texas in regards to United States solar release last year.

According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, Florida has greater than 7GW of installed solar, a figure that will certainly be boosted by energy Tampa Electric's strategies to add more than 600MW of PV in the state by the end of 2023.