FPL Group Inc. Florida Power and Light, our utility company plans to invest $2.4 Billion dollars in a clean- energy program by improving conservation and increasing Solar Energy production in Florida and maybe some other states. They will be building a 300- megawatt Solar Energy plant in Florida that will cost about $900 Million dollars.
The money will be allocated this way:
$1.5 Billion over 7 years for solar energy plants
$500 Million for technology that will help Florida customers cut down on energy use
$400 Million for customer purchases to be channeled to renewable- energy projects.
The solar plant will use technology from Ausra Inc a Palo Alto California company. The sun’s rays will be used to heat water to make a steam that spins power- generating turbines. The plant will produce 300 megawatts which will be able to power 45,000 homes and prevent the creation of about 11 million tons of carbon- dioxide emissions over 20 years.
FPL serves 4.5 million customers in 35 Florida counties. 
FPL already owns the world’s largest solar thermal fields in the Mojave desert and is the nation’s largest generation of wind power, with 53 wind plants in 16 states.
Florida’s governor Charlie Crist has been pushing for reducing carbon emissions by 10% by 2012, 25% by 2017 and 40% by 2025. His state car runs on Ethanol and the Governors has installed solar panels. He said we must lead by example. Charlie Crist is a great example of not using this as a political platform. He is a Republican and says that he will stand by anyone who is for energy issues regardless of party affiliation. Now that is how it should be!
The more energy conservation projects are used, the more the price will go down. FLP’s goal is that when you go and turn on your light switch you will not be able to tell whether you have solar power or traditional power.
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