Duke Energy signs milestone power contract in North Carolina

After nabbing Google and Cisco as early adopters of the company’s Green Source Advantage program (GSA), Duke Energy has now landed its first municipal deal under the scheme – a 35 MW power purchase agreement (PPA) with the city of Charlotte, North Carolina. The PPA, which was approved by the city council in late February, makes Charlotte the most populous city in the United States to acquire large-scale solar through a green tariff. The project will be built in Iredell County by Carolina Solar Energy and Ecoplexus and is expected to be fully operational by 2022. The energy purchased by the city will represent a 25% reduction in annual municipal carbon emissions.