Why Get Solar In Florida?

Florida Power Facts - Florida Power & Light Company, the principal subsidiary of NextEra Energy (formerly FPL Group, Inc.), commonly referred to by its initials, FPL, is a Juno Beach, Florida-based power utility which serves roughly 4.4 million customers in Florida. FPL Group holds power generation assets in more than 20 U.S. states.

FPL is building the Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center — a $476 million, 75 MW(peak) parabolic trough array on 500 acres (200 ha) of the Martin County, Florida plant. The solar collectors will feed heat to the existing steam plant, reducing the need for gas. The energy from the solar array will generate power at a rate of 155,000 MW·h per year (18 MW). Read More

FPL is building two solar photovoltaic power generation systems at Kennedy Space Center.

Now operational is the 25MW DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center in DeSoto County, Florida.. The facility uses more than 90,000 photovoltaic panels to supply power more than 3,000 homes.

 

 

 

Babcock RanchFlorida Power & Light proposed to build a 75-megawatt solar photovoltaic array at Babcock Ranch, the nation's first proposed solar-powered city, located in in Lee County, Florida.

Hurricane WilmaAfter Hurricane Wilma, FPL reported that about 3 million customers were without power in the South Florida area. About 20 days later, with the help of other power companies, FPL restored the majority of power in Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. The company was criticized for the time required for restoration, as well as a rate increase requested for hurricane repair costs and increased fuel costs.

Animation of Florida Power & Light's Solar Panel Project in Martin County FL.