Solar Power Wins South Carolina on Agreement With Duke
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Solar power in South Carolina is poised to expand after state utilities agreed to pay homeowners and businesses for excess power from rooftop systems.
In a settlement agreement between Duke Energy Corp., the state’s electric cooperatives and environmental groups, the utilities will credit customers for excess production over the next decade, Charlotte, North Carolina-based Duke said today in a statement. Fewer than 200 of the utility owners 720,000 South Carolina customers produce their own power today, according to Ryan Mosier, a Duke spokesman.