Tag: Duke Energy

  • Duke Energy begins operating the largest battery system in North Carolina

    Duke Energy is expanding its battery storage capabilities in North Carolina and has begun commercial operation of the state’s largest battery system, an 11 MW project in Onslow County. The battery system will frequently be operated in conjunction with an adjacent 13 MW solar facility located on a leased site within U.S. Marine Corps Base……

  • Duke Energy places advanced microgrid into service in Hot Springs, N.C.

    Duke Energy has placed into service one of the nation’s most advanced green microgrids in the Madison County town of Hot Springs, North Carolina. The Hot Springs microgrid consists of a 2 MWac solar facility and a 4.4 MW lithium-based battery storage facility. The microgrid not only provides a cost-effective and reliable grid solution for……

  • Duke Energy program to help customers go 100% renewable

    North Carolina-based Duke Energy has proposed an expansion to its Green Source Advantage (GSA) program. The initiative gives customers the option to supplement their power usage with 100% renewable power, and the ability to pair renewable projects with energy storage. Details for the GSA Choice program were outlined in a filing with the North Carolina……

  • Duke Energy adds 50-MW Cleveland County, N.C. solar project

    Duke Energy has begun construction on the 50-megawatt Broad River Solar power plant in Cleveland County, North Carolina. The project will be owned and operated by Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial subsidiary of Duke Energy. The project was selected as part of the competitive bidding process established by 2017’s landmarkRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Largest on-site craft brewery solar project now live via Duke Energy, REC Solar

    Duke Energy and Firestone Walker Brewing Co. have completed one of the largest on-site solar arrays in the craft beer industry ­­­– a 2.1-megawatt solar array and 281-kilowatt solar carport on 9.7 acres in Paso Robles, Calif. The arrays will generate the majority of the brewery’s energy, which is enough toRead More — Solar Builder magazine