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May 10, 2016

A Solar-Powered Eco-City for 50,000 Breaking Ground in Florida

By: Vicki Parsons - IT

The Babcock Ranch development will be primarily powered by a $300 million solar array

 

BY BARBARA ELDREDGE  APR 22, 2016, 9:23A

 

Construction is kicking off on a development hoping to become America’s first solar-powered city. Located in southwestern Florida just 13 miles from Fort Myers, the under-construction Babcock Ranch development is slated to encompass 19,500 homes, 6 million square feet of retail, and 50,000 inhabitants by the time it’s fully finished in roughly 25 years.

And it’ll largely be powered by one of the country’s largest arrays of photovoltaic panels.