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jpak

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Fri Feb 1, 2019, 09:54 AM Feb 2019

Florida Set to Become a World Leader in Renewable Energy With 30 Million New Solar Panels

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/florida-set-to-become-a-world-leader-in-renewable-energy-with-30-million-new-solar-panels/

A utility in company in Florida recently announced a groundbreaking “30-by-30” plan to install more than 30 million solar panels by 2030 and make the state of Florida a “world leader in the production of solar energy.”

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) and its sister company, NextEra Energy Resources, are already some of the world’s largest producers of renewable energy from the wind and sun and, when this plan is completed, FPL expects to be the largest utility owner and operator of solar in America.

In addition to embarking upon one of the largest solar expansions in the country over the past two years, the company will also reportedly be making unprecedented investments in advanced and innovative battery storage technology that will extend the use of clean, affordable solar energy even after the sun has gone down.

FPL has secured solar sites throughout the state, which will enable the company to continue to cost effectively build solar energy centers across Florida. The scheme’s end result will be “the largest installation of solar panels by a regulated utility in the world” and a 67% fleet-wide reduction in carbon dioxide emissions rate as compared to the national average.

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Florida Set to Become a World Leader in Renewable Energy With 30 Million New Solar Panels (Original Post) jpak Feb 2019 OP
The pollution lobby is losing the battle, and the young will bury them Cicada Feb 2019 #1

Cicada

(4,533 posts)
1. The pollution lobby is losing the battle, and the young will bury them
Fri Feb 1, 2019, 10:12 AM
Feb 2019

As old voters are replaced by young ones the polluters will be crushed, hopefully.

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