Duke Energy continues to increase solar power in North Carolina with its 22.6 MW Stony Knoll Solar power plant in Surry County now in operation. The challenge is owned and operated by Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions (DESS). The challenge was chosen as a part of the aggressive bidding course of established by 2017’s solar laws in North Carolina.
The solar plant, which comprises 76,600 panels with single-axis monitoring, is positioned on 195 acres in Dobson, N.C. The facility’s design and development of the challenge had been carried out by SOLV Energy. The solar power generated by the challenge might be delivered via a 20-year power buy settlement.
“In addition to our many renewable energy projects across the nation, North Carolina continues to be fertile ground for solar power,” states Chris Fallon, president of Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions. “With the help of our partners in Surry County, we have brought online the largest solar power plant in the county.”
North Carolina is fourth within the nation for total solar energy. The outlook is promising for extra solar energy sooner or later as Duke Energy develops a proposed Carolinas Carbon Plan, which might be submitted to regulators in May.
“Solar power continues to play a vital part of our clean energy transition,” says Stephen De May, Duke Energy’s North Carolina president. “We expect renewables to grow significantly in the years ahead as we focus on meeting our customers’ needs for increasingly clean energy.”
