Duke Energy Florida inaugurates two new solar sites in Florida
In Florida, Duke Energy said it had brought online two solar projects in Bay and Levy counties. The new sites are part of the company’s community solar program portfolio, Clean Energy Connection. The Bay Ranch Renewable Energy Center is built on 650 acres in Bay County. The 74.9-MW facility consists of approximately 220,000 single-axis tracking solar panels. Meanwhile, the Hardeetown Renewable Energy Center is built on 750 acres in Levy County This 74.9-MW facility consists of more than 200,000 single-axis tracking solar panels. At peak output, each site will generate enough carbon-free electricity to power what would be equivalent to around 23,000 homes, Duke Energy said. The projects employed around 200-300 workers during construction, the firm added.