Duke Energy has secured approval from the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) to build solar facilities in Davie and Union counties of the US state.
The 60MW Monroe solar facility is located at 2272 S. Rocky River Road near Monroe in Union County will come up on a 400-acre land. Strata Solar in Chapel Hill will design and build the project.
The 15.4MW Mocksville solar facility in Davie County will come up on 110 acres of land. This project will be located at 197 Crawford Road in Mocksville.
Crowder Construction will act as the project engineering, procurement and construction lead.
Duke Energy distributed energy resources senior vice president Rob Caldwell said: "These projects are part of our planned expansion of solar in North Carolina.
"With the state third in the nation for installed solar power, we are committed to growing renewable energy in a sustainable way that benefits all customers."
The two projects will be owned and operated by Duke Energy Carolinas. These projects will help meet North Carolina’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard.
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By GlobalDataDuke Energy completed construction of around 140MW of capacity at four solar facilities in the counties of Bladen, Duplin, Onslow and Wilson in North Carolina.
A project in Rowan County is awaiting NCUC approval. In the last eight years, Duke Energy has invested more than $4bn in wind and solar facilities in 13 states.
The company plans to invest about $3bn in renewable energy over the next five years.
Last year, Duke Energy added 300 MW of solar energy capacity in North Carolina. Duke Energy has over 35 solar facilities in the state.
