{"id":410396,"date":"2021-01-07T08:41:11","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T13:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=410396"},"modified":"2021-01-07T08:41:11","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T13:41:11","slug":"duke-energy-renewables-acquires-144-mwac-pflugerville-solar-project-in-texas-from-canadian-solar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/duke-energy-renewables-acquires-144-mwac-pflugerville-solar-project-in-texas-from-canadian-solar\/","title":{"rendered":"Duke Energy Renewables acquires 144-MWac Pflugerville Solar project in Texas from Canadian Solar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-newslines\">\n<h2 class=\"xn-hedline\">&#8211; Project will provide low-cost solar power to Austin Energy customers<\/h2>\n<p class=\"xn-distributor\">PR Newswire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"xn-location\">CHARLOTTE, N.C.<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">GUELPH, Ontario<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Jan. 7, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Duke Energy Renewables, a subsidiary of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), is expanding its solar energy portfolio by acquiring the 144-megawatt (MWac) Pflugerville Solar project from Recurrent Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of\u00a0Canadian Solar Inc.\u00a0(NASDAQ: CSIQ).\u00a0 <\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\">\n<p>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/660545\/Duke_Energy_New_Logo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/660545\/Duke_Energy_New_Logo.jpg\" title=\"Duke Energy, the nation's largest electric utility, unveils its new logo. (PRNewsFoto\/Duke Energy) (PRNewsfoto\/Duke Energy)\" alt=\"Duke Energy, the nation's largest electric utility, unveils its new logo. (PRNewsFoto\/Duke Energy) (PRNewsfoto\/Duke Energy)\" \/><br \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The project is under construction\u00a0in <span class=\"xn-location\">Travis County, Texas<\/span>, and is expected to achieve commercial operation in mid-2021. The energy generated from the Pflugerville Solar project will be sold to Austin Energy under a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA). <\/p>\n<p>This is the fifth utility-scale project that Duke Energy Renewables has acquired from Recurrent Energy, including the Rambler Solar project in <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span>, which reached commercial operation in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re excited to add this terrific project to our growing <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span> solar portfolio to meet the increasing demand for power in the state and support our longstanding relationship with Austin Energy,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Chris Fallon<\/span>, president of Duke Energy Renewables. &#8220;In addition to providing Austin Energy&#8217;s customers with low-cost clean energy, this project will also bring significant economic benefits to the state.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This sale to Duke Energy Renewables is another milestone that demonstrates Recurrent Energy&#8217;s leadership position in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>, where we currently have more than 5,700 MWac of solar projects under construction and in development and more than 1,045 MW \/ 4,180 MWh of energy storage projects under development,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Shawn Qu<\/span>, chairman and CEO of Canadian Solar. &#8220;We have a long-standing relationship with Duke Energy Renewables and are pleased that they have become the new owners of Pflugerville Solar, as it is a landmark project that will power local homes in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Austin<\/span> area, supporting the clean energy transition as the Lone Star State continues to diversify its energy mix.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Austin Energy, the <span class=\"xn-location\">City of Austin&#8217;s<\/span> electric utility, serves more than 500,000 customer accounts and more than one million residents in <span class=\"xn-location\">Greater Austin<\/span>. This PPA supports Austin Energy&#8217;s goal of achieving at least 55 percent renewable energy by 2025, and 65 percent renewable energy by the end of 2027. The project also supports Duke Energy&#8217;s goals of doubling its renewable energy resources by the end of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We currently meet 63 percent of our customers&#8217; energy needs with carbon-free resources,&#8221; said Austin Energy General Manager <span class=\"xn-person\">Jackie Sargent<\/span>. &#8220;Adding the Pflugerville Solar project to our portfolio will bring us closer to meeting our affordability and climate protection goals adopted by the Austin City Council and championed by our customers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 144-MWac Pflugerville Solar project will generate enough energy to power approximately 27,000 homes. The power plant will utilize approximately 489,600 pieces of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.csisolar.com\/module\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Canadian Solar&#8217;s\u00a0high-efficiency bifacial\u00a0BiKu modules<\/a>\u00a0across 932 acres in <span class=\"xn-location\">Travis County, Texas<\/span>. The engineering and construction for the project are being performed by Signal Energy. To support the construction of the project, in August, Recurrent Energy closed debt and tax equity financing totaling over <span class=\"xn-money\">$234 million<\/span>. The tax equity financing was provided by U.S. Bank and the debt financing was provided by a bank club led by CIT Bank, which included Norddeutsche Landesbank (&#8220;Nord\/LB&#8221;), Rabobank, and Zions Bank. Duke Energy Renewables will provide the long-term operations and maintenance services to the project. <\/p>\n<p>The project is expected to employ 350 workers at peak construction, with at least 50% of those construction jobs expected to be filled by local skilled tradesmen from the <span class=\"xn-location\">Travis County<\/span> area. Along with indirect economic benefits that accompany solar project development, such as increased local spending in the service and construction industries, Pflugerville Solar will also have a positive economic impact on the local community by providing significant tax revenues for <span class=\"xn-location\">Travis County<\/span> and the Elgin Independent School District.<\/p>\n<p>As one of the nation&#8217;s top renewable energy providers, Duke Energy plans to double its enterprise wide renewable portfolio from 8 GW to 16 GW by the end of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>About Duke Energy Renewables<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>Duke Energy Renewables, a nonregulated unit of Duke Energy, operates wind and solar generation facilities across the U.S., with a total electric capacity of 3,000 megawatts. Duke Energy is one of the nation&#8217;s top renewable energy providers \u2013 on track to own or purchase 8,000 megawatts of wind, solar and biomass energy by 2020. The power is sold to electric utilities, electric cooperatives, municipalities, and commercial and industrial customers. The unit also operates energy storage and microgrid projects. Visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.duke-energy.com\/renewable-energy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Duke Energy Renewables<\/a>\u00a0for more information. <\/p>\n<p>Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in <span class=\"xn-location\">Charlotte, N.C.<\/span>, is one of the largest energy holding companies in the U.S. It employs 30,000 people and has an electric generating capacity of 51,000 megawatts through its regulated utilities, in addition to Duke Energy Renewables&#8217; capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Duke Energy was named to Fortune&#8217;s 2019 &#8220;World&#8217;s Most Admired Companies&#8221; list, and Forbes&#8217; 2019 &#8220;America&#8217;s Best Employers&#8221; list. More information about the company is available at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.duke-energy.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">duke-energy.com<\/a>. The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.duke-energy.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Duke Energy News Center<\/a>\u00a0contains news releases, fact sheets, photos, videos and other materials. Duke Energy&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/illumination.duke-energy.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">illumination<\/a>\u00a0features stories about people, innovations, community topics and environmental issues. Follow Duke Energy on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dukeenergy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/duke-energy-corporation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/duke_energy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dukeenergy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>About Canadian Solar Inc.\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Canadian Solar was founded in 2001 in <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span> and is one of the world&#8217;s largest solar technology and renewable energy companies. It is a leading manufacturer of solar photovoltaic modules, provider of solar energy and battery storage solutions, and developer of utility-scale solar power and battery storage projects with a geographically diversified pipeline in various stages of development. Over the past 19 years, Canadian Solar has successfully delivered over 49 GW of premium-quality, solar photovoltaic modules to customers in over 150 countries. Likewise, since entering the project development business in 2010, Canadian Solar has developed, built and connected over 5.6 GWp in over 20 countries across the world. Currently, the Company has over 500 MWp of projects in operation, over 5 GWp of projects under construction or in backlog (late-stage), and an additional 11 GWp of projects in pipeline (mid- to early- stage). Canadian Solar is one of the most bankable companies in the solar and renewable energy industry, having been publicly listed on the NASDAQ since 2006.\u00a0For additional information about the Company, follow Canadian Solar on\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/canadian-solar-inc-\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a>\u00a0or visit\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.canadiansolar.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.canadiansolar.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>About Austin Energy<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Customer Driven. Community Focused.<\/b>\u00a0<br \/>Austin Energy, the <span class=\"xn-location\">City of Austin&#8217;s<\/span> electric utility, lights a brighter future for more than 500,000 customer accounts and more than one million residents in <span class=\"xn-location\">Greater Austin<\/span>. The utility&#8217;s commitment to providing value\u00a0powers the community and the innovation and culture that has made <span class=\"xn-location\">Austin<\/span> a destination city. Austin Energy has powered the community for 125 years, delivering safe, affordable, reliable energy and excellent customer service. The publicly owned utility will continue to shine a light into the future. For more information about Austin Energy, visit\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/austintexas.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=1861810ce1dca1a4c1673747c&amp;id=2e6e3228aa&amp;e=10d684b742\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">austinenergy.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements<\/b><br \/>\n        <b><br \/>\n          <br \/>\n        <\/b>This document includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements are based on management&#8217;s beliefs and assumptions. These forward-looking statements are identified by terms and phrases such as &#8220;anticipate,&#8221; &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;intend,&#8221; &#8220;estimate,&#8221; &#8220;expect,&#8221; &#8220;continue,&#8221; &#8220;should,&#8221; &#8220;could,&#8221; &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;plan,&#8221; &#8220;project,&#8221; &#8220;predict,&#8221; &#8220;will,&#8221; &#8220;potential,&#8221; &#8220;forecast,&#8221; &#8220;target,&#8221; &#8220;outlook,&#8221; &#8220;guidance,&#8221; and similar expressions. Various factors may cause actual results to be materially different than the suggested outcomes within forward-looking statements; accordingly, there is no assurance that such results will be realized.\u00a0These risks and uncertainties are identified and discussed in Duke Energy&#8217;s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#8220;SEC&#8221;) and available at the SEC&#8217;s website at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sec.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.sec.gov<\/a>. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the events described in the forward-looking statements might not occur or might occur to a different extent or at a different time than Duke Energy has described. Duke Energy expressly disclaims an obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Duke Energy Renewables<\/b><br \/>\n        <br \/>Contact: <span class=\"xn-person\">Jennifer Garber<\/span><br \/>24-Hour: 800.559.3853<br \/>Email: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:Jennifer.Garber@Duke-Energy.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Jennifer.Garber@Duke-Energy.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Canadian Solar <\/b><br \/>\n        <br \/>Contact: <span class=\"xn-person\">McCall Johnson<\/span><br \/>Email: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:pr@recurrentenergy.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">pr@recurrentenergy.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder2\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"PURL\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cision\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" alt=\"Cision\" src=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/img\/favicon.png?sn=CL40042&amp;sd=2021-01-07\" \/> View original content to download multimedia:<a id=\"PRNURL\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/duke-energy-renewables-acquires-144-mwac-pflugerville-solar-project-in-texas-from-canadian-solar-301202797.html\">http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/duke-energy-renewables-acquires-144-mwac-pflugerville-solar-project-in-texas-from-canadian-solar-301202797.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Duke Energy<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/rt.prnewswire.com\/rt.gif?NewsItemId=CL40042&amp;Transmission_Id=202101070837PR_NEWS_USPR_____CL40042&amp;DateId=20210107\" style=\"border:0px;width:1px;height:1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; Project will provide low-cost solar power to Austin Energy customers PR Newswire CHARLOTTE, N.C. and GUELPH, Ontario, Jan. 7, 2021 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Duke Energy Renewables, a subsidiary of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), is expanding its solar energy portfolio by acquiring the 144-megawatt (MWac) Pflugerville Solar project from Recurrent Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of\u00a0Canadian Solar Inc.\u00a0(NASDAQ: CSIQ).\u00a0 The project is under construction\u00a0in Travis County, Texas, and is expected to achieve commercial operation in mid-2021. The energy generated from the Pflugerville Solar project will be sold to Austin Energy under a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA). 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