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FP&L to build solar power facility in Sarasota
South Florida Business Journal - 1:05 PM EDT Tuesday
Florida Power & Light Co. said it has picked a site in Sarasota for its first solar array.
The Juno Beach-based electric company said Rothenbach Park is on Bee Ridge Road, east of I-75.
FP&L said Sarasota County owns the park. The utility also said the Sarasota Board of County
Commissioners approved the location for the site pending final permitting.
The 250-kilowatt solar array is to be known as the FPL Solar Array at Rothenbach Park.
The company said the new solar facility will be the largest solar array in Florida and one of the largest
in the southeast. The 1,200 photovoltaic solar panels are each about 31 inches wide
and 63 inches long. The entire facility is to be more than 28,000 square feet, or about half the size
of a football field.
"We sought a location that had ground site large enough for 250 kilowatts of photovoltaic panels,"
said Jeff Bartel, vice president of external affairs for FP&L. "We relied on input from the county to
choose this location. Sarasota County officials have a strong environmental commitment and we are
excited about the prospect of utilizing a closed landfill for a solar facility."
FP&L predicted the solar facility will prevent more than 680,000 pounds of carbon
dioxide from entering the air each year.
To put the numbers in perspective, FP&L said that savings is equivalent to not driving nearly
761,000 miles a year or not making the 460-mile round-trip from Sarasota to Miami about 1,600 times
or not making the 2,600-mile round-trip from Sarasota to New York about 290 times.
Construction on the new solar facility is to begin this summer.
Rothenbach Park is also the location of the closed Bee Ridge Landfill. The solar array is to be
mounted ground level and visible from the road.
The project is FP&L's first through its Sunshine Energy program, a voluntary green power choice for
FP&L residential customers who want to support cleaner, renewable electric generation.
An element of the Sunshine Energy program is FP&L's commitment to build renewable facilities in
Florida.
Nearly 24,000 participants have voluntarily signed up for Sunshine Energy since FP&L launched the
renewable energy program two years ago.
When customers enroll in the program, they pay $9.75 more each month as part of their FP&L bill
to ensure 1,000 kilowatt-hours of cleaner electricity is produced by generators serving Florida and
other states nationwide.
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