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March 14,2018 - All-Solar Babcock Ranch Has ‘Grand Opening’ in Charlotte County

America’s first-ever, all-solar powered town celebrated its grand opening on Saturday. Babcock Ranch in Charlotte County was the brainchild of owner Syd Kitson. Over the weekend, he and FPL officials unveiled a solar facility that stories and produces enough electricity to power 15,000 homes per day. Around 100 people own homes in Babcock Ranch- Kitson expects that number to double by the end of the year. He calls his creation “the most sustainable, the most environmentally responsible, new town that’s ever been created.”

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