Dive Summary:
- Duke Energy Renewables, part of Duke Energy's Commercial Businesses, has finished its Black Mountain Solar Power Project in Arizona.
- UniSource Energy Services is purchasing the power generated by the plant as part of a 20-year agreement; the project is expected to power about 1,900 homes annually.
- Black Mountain consists of 42,000 photovoltaic panels and is Duke Energy Renewables 13th commercial solar project, four of which are in Arizona.
From the article:
Duke Energy Renewables purchased the Black Mountain photovoltaic project from SOLON Corp. in May 2012. SOLON designed and constructed the solar array and will continue to handle operations, monitoring and maintenance of the system.
"We commend Duke Renewables as well as UniSource Energy Services for their commitment to renewable energy," said Jared Schoch, vice president and general manager of power plants at SOLON Corporation. "The completion of Black Mountain is another success story of industry partners working together to provide cost-effective solar to utilities, homes and businesses. We are especially proud that this project created more than 250 local jobs during its construction." ...
