Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions (DESS), a nonregulated commercial brand of Duke Energy has placed into commercial operation the 207-megawatt (MW) Ledyard Windpower project in Kossuth County, Iowa.
“More than 10 percent of the nation’s wind power is in Iowa, and it’s exciting for our company to begin operating in that market,” said Chris Fallon, president of Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions. “We also have a terrific customer in Verizon, and we’re pleased to help them advance their own renewable energy portfolio for their operations.”
Verizon Communications is supporting the project through a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) for 180 MW of power from the Ledyard project.
“Verizon’s support of renewable energy is a key enabler to achieving our goal of net-zero emissions in our operations by 2035,” said James Gowen, Verizon’s chief sustainability o