Dive Summary:
- Duke Energy Renewables has purchased a solar power project at the University of Arizona's technology park in Tucson, Arizona.
- Duke purchased the 6-megawatt Gato Montes Solar Power Project from AstroSol Inc. and will sell the power generated by the 48,000-panel array to the Tucson Electric Power Co. as part of a 20-year agreement.
- The project will become Duke's fifth solar project in Arizona over the last two years; the company will have 37 megawatts of solar energy production in the state by the end of the year.
From the article:
Duke also has solar installations in Mohave, Pima and Yavapai counties.
Since 2007, the company says it has invested more than $2.5 billion to grow its commercial wind and solar business. ...