Duke Energy proposes solar project in Asheville area
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Duke Energy Progress wants permission to build a 9.5-megawatt solar project at its natural gas plant near Asheville that would re...
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Duke Energy Progress wants permission to build a 9.5-megawatt solar project at its natural gas plant near Asheville that would redeem a promise made several years ago.In the application for the project, Justin LaRoche, Duke's director of renewable development, concedes 'the cost of the Asheville Plant Solar Facility is higher than many other utility-scale solar facilities in North Carolina due to the (mountain) location and the relatively small size of the project.''While siting a larger facility in a different region of North Carolina could result in potentially lower costs, the Asheville Plant .