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A Solar Bright Spot In The NC Economy

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Strata Solar

Strata Solar has constructed more than 60 clean energy projects across North Carolina, and they hosted a ribbon-cutting Thursday.

It’s just another example of how fast the solar sector is growing in the state.

Betsy McCorkle is Director of Government Relations for the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association.  She says solar represents $1.5 billion in investments across North Carolina, and growing.

“The landscape for renewables is very bright.  Obviously solar is the shining star at the moment.  No pun intended," said McCorkle.

Strata Solar’s latest project is in Nash County, a project that will generate power for 615 homes.

Earlier this year, SNL Energy reported, North Carolina had the second largest amount of solar capacity under construction in the country.  California topped the list.

Leoneda Inge is the co-host of WUNC's "Due South." Leoneda has been a radio journalist for more than 30 years, spending most of her career at WUNC as the Race and Southern Culture reporter. Leoneda’s work includes stories of race, slavery, memory and monuments. She has won "Gracie" awards, an Alfred I. duPont Award and several awards from the Radio, Television, Digital News Association (RTDNA). In 2017, Leoneda was named "Journalist of Distinction" by the National Association of Black Journalists.
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