The DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center is a photovoltaic solar power facility in Arcadia, DeSoto County, Florida owned by Florida Power & Light (FPL). President Barack Obama attended the plant's commissioning on October 27, 2009.[1] With a nameplate capacity of 25 megawatts (MW), it is the largest solar photovoltaic plant in the USA as of 2009[update].[2] It will produce an estimated 42,000 megawatt-hours (MW·h) of electricity per year (an average of about 4.8 MW).[3]
The plant cost $150 million to construct, which will represent an average of 6 cents on a typical customer's monthly utility bill over the 30-year lifetime of the plant. The plant consists of over 90,000 SunPower solar panels on 180 acres (70 ha).[2]
References
- ^ "President Obama joins FPL for commissioning of nation's largest solar PV power plant; announces $200 million in smart grid funding for FPL's 'Energy Smart Florida'". Florida Power & Light (FPL). October 27, 2009. http://www.fpl.com/news/2009/102709a.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ^ a b "FPL Commissions DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center". LCG Consulting. October 28, 2009. http://www.energyonline.com/Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=7401&FPL_Commissions_DeSoto_Next_Generation_Solar_Energy_Center__. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ^ "DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center FAQs". FPL. http://www.fpl.com/environment/solar/desoto_faq.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
External link
"DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center". Florida Power & Light (FPL). http://www.fpl.com/environment/solar/desoto.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
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