Duke Energy Florida, key consumer groups reach sweeping agreement for building a smarter energy grid
- Collaborative agreement includes investments in grid modernization and electric vehicle charging stations.
- Accelerated retirement of coal plants.
- Company eliminates credit card fees from residential bill payments and offers new residential rate to enhance customer choices.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Duke Energy Florida (DEF), consumer representatives and business groups have reached a sweeping agreement that will advance the clean energy vision for the state, introduce innovative programs for customers, retire coal plants faster and bring additional certainty to rates through 2024.
January 14, 2021
Duke Energy deposits $5 million into Black-owned bank headquartered in South Carolina.
Boosts funding to support Optus Bank’s efforts to address economic inequality and close the racial wealth gap.
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) announced today it has deposited $5 million into Optus Bank, a Black-owned bank based in South Carolina, furthering the company’s support for diverse and minority-owned businesses, individuals and low income communities. The transaction was completed at the end of 2020.
One of approximately 20 banks designated as Black or African American owned in the U.S., Optus Bank will use the money Duke Energy deposited to provide other minority-owned businesses and underserved communities equal access to capital loans and financial services.
Duke Energy deposits $5 million into Black-owned bank headquartered in South Carolina.
Boosts funding to support Optus Bank’s efforts to address economic inequality and close the racial wealth gap.
Thursday, January 14, 2021 - 11:20am
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GREENVILLE, S.C., January 14, 2021 /3BL Media/ – Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) announced today it has deposited $5 million into Optus Bank, a Black-owned bank based in South Carolina, furthering the company’s support for diverse and minority-owned businesses, individuals and low income communities. The transaction was completed at the end of 2020.
One of approximately 20 banks designated as Black or African American owned in the U.S., Optus Bank will use the money Duke Energy deposited to provide other minority-owned businesses and underserved communities equal access to capital loans and financial services.
ReneSola (SOL) to Sell 12.3MW Projects in Hungary, Shares Up Zacks.com 1/13/2021
ReneSola Ltd SOL recently signed a contract with Denmark-based solar investment company, Obton for divesting a portfolio of 20 solar plants in Hungary. The plants with a combined generation capacity of 12.3 megawatts (MW) are already in operation.
We expect the sale proceeds from this transaction to boost ReneSola’s operating cash flow in the near term. Investors reacted positively to the news as evident from the 29.1% surge in ReneSola’s share price since Jan 7.
ReneSola’s Prospects in Hungary
Hungary s solar photovoltaic (PV) power market has been witnessing notable improvement lately. Per a report by the Budapest Business Journal, Hungary’s latest combined energy and climate change plan targets a reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of 40% compared to 1990 levels, and a minimum 21% share of renewable energy sources in gross energy consumption by 2030. Notably, installation of so
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. and PASO ROBLES, Calif., Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) and Firestone Walker Brewing Company have completed one of the largest on-site solar arrays in the craft beer industry – a 2.1-megawatt solar array and 281-kilowatt solar carport on 9.7 acres in Paso Robles, Calif.
The arrays will generate the majority of the brewery s energy, which is enough to brew and bottle 6 million cases of beer annually. REC Solar and Duke Energy Renewables have been solid partners throughout this process. They helped us unlock our vision for beer brewed with sunshine, and methodically executed the complex entitlements, engineering and installation of the array. It was as painless a process as we could have hoped, said David Walker, co-owner of Firestone Walker Brewing Company.