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North Carolina Regulators Approve Solar Microgrid in Smokies

By Paige Davis posted 06-19-2017 17:16

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Elizabeth Ouzts, Southeast Energy News
April 7, 2017

Summary

Duke Energy got the official go-ahead Thursday for a renewable energy project that’s drawing praise from some of its most frequent critics.

The “microgrid” system, atop Mount Sterling in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, represents Duke’s latest, small foray into linking solar energy to battery storage – a combination that experts say is key for the expansion of renewable energy.