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https://www.wptv.com/news/palm-beach-county/new-solar-energy-centers-under-constriction-in-palm-beach-county-treasure-coast
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — More solar energy is coming to
Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast.
Florida Power and Light is constructing five new solar
energy centers in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast.
The new FPL solar energy centers are under construction at
the following locations:
FPL Turnpike Solar Energy Center in Indian River County
FPL White Tail Solar Energy Center in Martin County
FPL Silver Palm Solar Energy Center in Palm Beach County
FPL Pineapple Solar Energy Center in St. Lucie County
FPL Orchard Solar Energy Center in St. Lucie and
Indian River Counties
Once completed, these new sites will provide more solar
energy onto FPL's electric grid, benefiting customers
with more low-cost, reliable energy free of carbon
emissions, the utility company said.
. . .
I know it's politic to think Florida is anti-'green', but
in reality Nextra/FPL has gone whole-hawg into solar farms
in that state - VAST arrays. Now they're adding a lot more.
This has been very useful, providing a good cushion for
consumers during fuel-price/inflation problems. Also, a
number of very large coal-fired power plants have been
retired over the past decade as solar fills the gap and more.
Florida is "pretty good" for solar power. Gets fairly direct
sun - but is prone to clouds/rain that block the sun too.
West Texas & Arizona are technically a bit better.
One advantage in Florida - the local citrus industry has
suffered lately. In part it's due to S.American competition
but there have also been large outbreaks of diseases that
kill the citrus trees. This means a lot of land, just out
of town, can be bought-up cheap by power companies for
solar farms.
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