Source: PUBLIC RADIO EAST, 5/26/22

North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives are adding solar and battery energy storage at 14 sites across the state. Six of them are in rural areas of Eastern North Carolina. According to a news release, the utility-scale solar and battery storage locations will generate more than 23 megawatts of energy from more than 75,000 solar panels. Two sites in Duplin County are already operational.

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