Nation’s Largest Solar Facility Open For Business!
I have a riddle: what place in Florida collects more sun than George Hamilton’s face? Its the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Facility in Arcadia, FL. The facility, which became the largest in the nation, came online last week but President Obama was on hand yesterday for the official unveiling. The president spoke about the country’s solar future before touring over 90,000 solar panels equipped on this massive state-of-the-art facility. There was a lot to see.
The Arcadia facility adds to a push by Florida Power and Light to diversify their energy portfolio. Many say its about time, as the Sunshine State has been anything but. In 2007, 0% of the state’s total energy came from solar power. Now, just under 2 years later, Florida adds the largest facility in the nation with an even larger facility scheduled for completion in the next year.
As for the Arcadia facility itself, it will be the largest in the country, with 25 megawatts of capacity. That’s enough to power over 3,000 homes without any carbon emissions. For more information on the Arcadia facility and the Obama speech, visit DeSoto Solar.
Author: John Steele
April 28th, 2010 at 8:38 pm
Solar Energy is one of the best sources of clean and green electricity. I think that we should build more efficient solar thermal power plants and solar cells. frequently. ~