Duke starts construction of one more 22.6-MW solar park in N Carolina

• United States utilities group Duke Energy Corp (NYSE: DUK) stated today it has actually commenced building of a 22.6-MW solar power plant in Surry County, North Carolina.

The project includes the mounting of 76,600 Trina Solar bifacial modules on single-axis trackers in an 195-acre location in Dobson. It was chosen as part of the competitive bidding process in the state and also will certainly offer its result under a 20-year power acquisition contract (PPA) with Duke Energy Carolinas. The proprietor is Duke Energy Lasting Solutions.

Business operation is planned to start by the end of 2021. The building process, dealt with by Swinerton Renewable Energy, will produce some 70 jobs.

"The Stony Knoll solar project marks the third center that we have revealed in North Carolina this year and demonstrates our ongoing commitment to boosting tidy energy generation in the state," stated Chris Fallon, president of Duke Energy Lasting Solutions. Less than a month earlier, the business launched building and construction service a project of the very same dimension in Cabarrus County.

On The Whole, Duke Energy preserves greater than 3,700 MW of solar power on its energy grid in North Carolina, it kept in mind.