Duke Energy Florida has completed the Sundance Renewable Energy Center in Madison County, a solar facility expected to generate 74.9 megawatts of clean energy for the electric grid. The company said this addition will provide significant savings for its two million customers over the site’s service life.
“Solar energy is an important component of Duke Energy Florida’s ‘all of the above’ generation strategy,” said Melissa Seixas, Duke Energy Florida state president. “With sites like the Sundance Renewable Energy Center, we are diversifying our fleet and ensuring we can continue providing reliable, affordable service for our customers for years to come.”
The Sundance site is the first of four new solar facilities Duke Energy Florida plans to complete by the end of 2026. Construction has already started on sites in Sumter and Hernando counties, with another planned in Jefferson County later this year. Together, these four locations are projected to produce nearly 300 megawatts of clean energy and save about one billion dollars in fuel costs during their operational lifetimes.
Currently, Duke Energy Florida owns and operates more than 25 solar sites across the state that collectively generate around 1,500 megawatts of clean power. The company aims to build 12 additional solar facilities between 2025 and 2027—including Sundance—adding another 900 megawatts to its portfolio. By the end of 2033, it expects its utility-scale solar capacity in Florida to exceed 6,100 megawatts.
Duke Energy Florida is a subsidiary of Duke Energy and manages a total capacity of 12,300 megawatts while supplying electricity throughout a service area covering 13,000 square miles in Florida.
Duke Energy itself serves approximately 8.4 million electric customers across six states and owns about 54,800 megawatts of capacity nationwide. Its natural gas utilities reach an additional 1.7 million customers in several states including North Carolina and Ohio.
The company continues efforts toward transitioning its energy mix with investments in grid upgrades and cleaner generation sources such as renewables and energy storage.
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