The City of Charlotte, N.C., has become the first municipality to execute a renewable power agreement under Duke Energy's Green Source Advantage (GSA) program — further expanding solar energy in North Carolina.
The 35-megawatt solar facility will be constructed in Iredell County, N.C. Under a 20-year power-purchase agreement, Duke Energy will secure zero carbon power to partially offset the city of Charlotte's energy demand.
The city will partner with Carolina Solar Energy, a North Carolina–based solar energy company, and Ecoplexus, an international solar energy company with offices in Durham, N.C., to build the solar farm, which is expected to be fully operational in 2022.
The GSA program is an outgrowth of 2017's landmark solar legislation in North Carolina. Programs such as solar rebates for customers and solar leasing were also part of that legislation. In 2015, Duke Energy's pilot program for GSA — the Green Source Rider — had companies such as Goog
