Kevin Butt
Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions is increasing its solar energy portfolio by buying the 100 MW Wildflower Solar undertaking from Clearway Energy Group. Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions will personal and function the undertaking.
The web site, which is anticipated to start full development in late 2022 and obtain business operation in late 2023, is situated in Desoto County, Miss. It would be the first Mississippi-based renewable energy undertaking for Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions.
Toyota North America has signed a 15-year digital power buy settlement for as much as 80 MW of the solar energy produced by the undertaking. The settlement will financially choose an as-generated foundation tied to the undertaking’s real-time energy output.
Wildflower Solar, which is situated in proximity to Toyota’s manufacturing facility in Mississippi, will assist the automotive producer substitute the excessive emission electrical energy utilized in its operations with zero emissions renewable electrical energy on the grid. The transfer represents one other main step in the direction of Toyota’s aim of attaining carbon neutrality in its operations by 2035.
“We’re excited to continue to expand our commercial solar portfolio and enter into the Mississippi market, which will build upon the area’s clean energy resources,” says Chris Fallon, president of Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions. “Once complete, Wildflower Solar will further diversify Mississippi’s energy infrastructure, while also reducing Toyota’s emissions from its North American operations.”
”Our collective future is determined by clear mobility, clear air, clear water and biodiversity,” states Kevin Butt, director of sustainability for Toyota Motor North America. “Renewable energy sources, like solar, are a key to achieving our goal of carbon neutrality and our purchase from Wildflower alone has the potential to reduce Toyota’s carbon footprint in North America by as much as 8 percent.”
