星期三, 26 2 月, 2025
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Duke Energy to build Florida floating solar array

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Duke Energy Florida today announced that its first floating solar array pilot will begin construction later this month in Polk County.
The almost 1MW floating solar array will feature more than 1,800 floating solar modules and occupy approximately two acres of water surface on an existing cooling pond at the Duke Energy Hines Energy Complex in Bartow.
Duke Energy Florida state president Melissa Seixas said: “We’re excited to get hands-on experience with Duke Energy Florida’s first floating solar project at one of our own power plant sites.
“Unique pilots like floating solar are helping us better understand the capabilities of innovative clean energy technologies that can benefit our Florida customers and communities now and in the future.”
Crews will construct and assemble the module floating system on land in segments before securing it with anchors in the water.
The project will take approximately five to six months.
The pilot is part of Duke Energy’s Vision Florida program, which is designed to test innovative projects such as microgrids and battery energy storage, among others, to prepare the power grid for a clean energy future.
Duke Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, owns 10,500MW of energy capacity, supplying electricity to 1.9 million residential, commercial and industrial customers across a 13,000-square-mile service area in Florida.

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