Florida Solar Boom In Action

Orlando's new solar plant takes shape as Florida's solar energy erupts

Kevin Spear, July 5, 2017 (Orlando Sentinel)

“…[Amid an unprecedented burst of solar power at sites across Florida, Gulf Power, the municipal utility of Tallahassee, and Florida Power & Light will have megawatts flowing from new and enormous solar plants by the end of the year…[Utilities are choosing big solar because the cost of solar is now competitive, residents want clean energy, and it increases utilities’] energy diversity…[But solar energy has provided utilities with only] a tiny fraction of their electricity…By the end of the year, Orlando Utilities Commission will have a combined 18.9 megawatts of solar capability…Among Florida’s utilities owned by investors, Duke Energy is limping behind…[with] 17.8 megawatts of solar…Gulf Power this year will fire up three solar plants on Panhandle military bases, producing 120 megawatts…[Florida Power & Light] expects to install another 300 megawatts next year and then that much annually through 2023…” click here for more

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