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Duke Energy begins operations on Amazon-partnered Kentucky rooftop solar installation

Duke Energy begins operations on Amazon-partnered Kentucky rooftop solar installation
Duke Energy has begun operations at its 2 MW rooftop solar farm, located on top of Amazon's Air Hub rooftop in Northern Kentucky. (Courtesy: Duke Energy)

Duke Energy’s latest addition to its Northern Kentucky solar portfolio is now online, with its 5,600 panels on the Amazon Air Hub rooftop generating 2 MW of power.

The utility-scale installation on Amazon’s 800,000-square-foot rooftop is Duke’s fourth in Kentucky’s Kenton and Grant counties, and the utility estimates this project will power around 400 homes and businesses in the area.

The partnership with Amazon allowed Duke to utilize the large, flat rooftop on the Amazon Air Hub, which is located next to the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. It also support’s Amazon’s goal to power its operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025.

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Duke Energy Kentucky’s other installations in Grant and Kenton counties in Northern Kentucky include the Walton Solar Power Plants 1 & 2, a 4 MW farm with 19,000 panels, and the Crittenden Solar Power Plant, a 2.7 MW farm with 12,500 panels.

Overall, Duke Energy Ohio/Kentucky provides electric to 900,000 customers in a 3,000 square-mile area, and provides gas to 550,000 customers in a 2,650 square mile area, in both Ohio and Kentucky. Duke Energy has previously stated its goal of owning, operating, or contracting 16,000 MW of renewable energy by 2025, and has been increasing its generating capacity to meet that goal.

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