Warning: Constant ABSPATH already defined in /home/flanews/public_html/wp-config.php on line 34
Capitol News Service » Blog Archive » Solar Farms Will Provide Power For 110 Thousand Homes

Welcome to

Capitol News Service

Florida's Best Political Coverage on Television

 


 


 


Recent Posts

RSS Quote of the Day

  • Charles Baudelaire
    "Everything that is beautiful and noble is the product of reason and calculation."
  • Wilson Mizner
    "The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away."
  • Benjamin Disraeli
    "Silence is the mother of truth."
  • H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
    "Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness."

Solar Farms Will Provide Power For 110 Thousand Homes

July 15th, 2008 by Mike Vasilinda

Three new solar farms were granted approval by state regulators today, including the largest of it’s kind in Desoto County. Florida Power and Light says it will spend 688 million dollars to create a 25 megawatt photovoltaic solar facility, another 10 megawatt plant at the Kennedy Space Center as well as convert an existing gas powered plant to run on steam generated from solar cells. All total, the plants will provide power for about 110 thousand homes. Public Service Commission Chairman Matt Carter told fellow commissioners the plants are a step in the right direction.

“We’re not just talking the talk, we’re walking the walk. 110 megawatts is nothing to sneeze at,” PSC Chairman Matt Carter said.  “It’s a tremendous beginning, as Commissioner Scop said, it’s very innovative. You’ve gotta be innovative when you’re doing new things and I think it shows that we’re doing more than just wringing our hands, saying there’s a problem, the sky is falling. It’s a very, very significant movement.”

The plants should all be operational by the end of 2010, with the Desoto County facility expected to be generating electricity by the middle of 2009.

Posted in Environment, State News | 1 Comment »

Leave a Comment

Please note: Comment moderation is enabled and may delay your comment. There is no need to resubmit your comment.

copyright © 2016 by Capitol News Service | Powered by Wordpress | Hosted by LyonsHost.com