The US electric power and gas holding company Duke Energy, with the completion of a 75 MW solar facility in Hardee County, in the US state of Florida, has installed a total of 700 MW of solar capacity in Florida. The Charlie Creek Solar Power Plant is the last of 10 solar sites that are part of the company’s multiyear plan on file with the Florida Public Service Commission to deliver 700 MW of solar generation from 2018 through 2022.
Subsequently to the inauguration of the solar plant, the company has announced it plans to reach 1.5 GW of installed solar generation capacity in Florida by 2024. With a combined investment of more than US$2bn, Duke Energy’s solar generation portfolio in Florida is expected to include 25 grid-tied solar power plants, which will provide emission-free generation from approximately 5m solar panels by 2024.
Duke Energy announced that it plans to reach at least 50% carbon emissions reduction by 2030 (based on 2005 levels) and reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The company also plans to own, operate or contract for 16 GW of renewable energy by 2025.
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