Dive Summary:
- Duke Energy Renewables, a company of Duke Energy Corp., bought a 21 megawatt (MW) solar farm in California, helping Duke surpass a 100 MW solar capacity milestone.
- Duke acquired the 164-acre Highlander 1 and Highlander 2 farm from SolarWorld, also manufacturing the project’s 100, 188 solar panels.
- Duke’s largest commercial solar farm to date, the project will provide power to Southern California Edison for 20 years and provide electricity to 4,000 homes.
From the article:
“Duke’s only other solar assets in California are a half interest in six rooftop projects, totaling 1 megawatt, that Duke Renewables developed with Intergys Energy Services.”