Duke Energy, the Department of the Navy, or DoN, and the U.S Marine Corps have partnered to build a 13MW AC solar facility being built at the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Onslow County, North Carolina. The facility will be owned and operated by Duke Energy Progress (DEP) and is expected online in 2015. It will help Duke Energy further its commitment to renewable energy, diversify its energy mix and meet the N.C. Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard.

The project will use monocrystalline solar panels supplied by SolarWorld Americas, based in Oregon. GE's Power Conversion business will supply its Brilliance 2-stage Ultra tracking inverters to be built out of their Pittsburgh facility. When the sun is shining, the new project could provide power to about 3,000 homes.