Featured in Utilities make the connection – 11-2017

Changing tides

Utilities and solar: An increasing number of U.S. utilities are embracing the low and predictable costs of utility-scale solar. But conflicts remain over distributed generation, and the real question is who will own the solar that is being built.

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Christian Roselund

07 Nov 2017

Utility-scale solar plant operated by Duke Energy. Duke is one of many U.S. utilities starting to move away from coal and nuclear towards renewables. | Image: Duke Energyy

In mid-August, Duke Energy announced that it had acquired a 25 MW solar project on a former golf course on Long Island. The Shoreham Solar Commons marks Duke’s 63rd solar project, and the 15th state where it is building solar and wind projects. Not to be outdone, Duke Energy Florida, a utility subsidiary of the …

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