Duke spending $1 billion on solar through 2022 Sets aggressive ‘mid-century max-out’ target As Duke Energy Florida adds solar generation capacity, legislation that would require all of Florida’s power to come from renewable sources by 2050 may be difficult to turn into law, a ClearView Energy Partners analyst said Tuesday. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now On Monday, Duke Energy Florida announced plans to locate two 75-MW solar farms, one in Hamilton County and another in Columbia County. Both are in northern Florida, about midway between Jacksonville and Tallahassee, and both are scheduled to be complete in late 2020. Duke is in the process of spending about $1 billion to build or acquire 700 MW of solar power from 2018 through 2022 in Florida, and Duke plans to build another 1,500 MW of solar through 2028. The Smart Electric Power Alliance estimates […]