Plans are announced to build the "CITY OF THE FUTURE" at Babcock Ranch in Northern Lee and Southern Charlotte Counties, FL. The community will be powered by the world's largest solar farm. The estimated $ 300 million project could be under construction by the end of the year 2009. The 75-megawatt solar plant on 400 acres would top Germany's 40-megawatt solar facility, the biggest to date.
The plant will serve 19,500 homes and 6 million square feet of commercial and government space.
The solar farm will not only reduce global warming but create "Green Jobs". Three other projects are planned in Florida: A 75-megawatt plant in Martin County, a 25 megawatt plant in DeSoto County and a 10-megawatt plant in Brevard County.
Without the solar plant, Babcock would get its energy by burning fossil fuels. The plant will avoid emission of 61,000 tons of carbon each year and negate the need for 6 million barrels of oil over the life of the project.
In the long run, the solar plant will fall in line with initiatives by President Barack Obama and Gov. Charlie Christ to reduce carbon emissions and make the state and the country more energy-efficient.
BABCOCK PROVIDES A VISION OF WHAT THE 21st CENTURY ECONOMY SHOULD LOOK LIKE.
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