Duke Energy gets regulatory OK to open bids for nearly 2,700 MW of solar

摘要

Duke Energy Corp. has received regulatory approval to begin the bidding process in its first "tranche" of a multi-step plan to procure nearly 2,700 MW of new renewable energy resources, namely solar, in North Carolina within the next few years. The North Carolina Utilities Commission on February 21 approved the company's initial solicitation period, which is set to begin in May, as part of its obligations to comply with solar policy reform enacted in July 2017. North Carolina policy changes under H.B. 589 include provisions that require the development of more than 3,200 MW of solar within the next five years.