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North Carolina Solar Farms Slowly Recovering From Florence
- Storm knocked out one-third of solar power on Duke’s system
- ‘Floodwaters are still going up’ in some parts of the state
A dock sits damaged after Hurricane Florence hit in New Bern, North Carolina, on Sept. 20.
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North Carolina’s solar farms took a beating from Hurricane Florence and many of the power plants remain out of service, a week after the storm slammed into the second-biggest U.S. market.
About one-third of the 3,000 megawatts of solar capacity connected to Duke Energy Corp.’s system went down initially, according to Randy Wheeless, a utility spokesman. Almost 600 megawatts are still out of service, including in coastal counties that are contending with record flooding.
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North Carolina Solar Farms Slowly Recovering From Florence