Municipal power companies in Florida plan 223.5 megawatt solar power plant

This will not be just an ordinary solar array, however. The ground-mounted solar panels will feature a computer-controlled tracking system that allows them to follow the sun as it travels from east to west, maximizing power output. Buying and installing the solar panels in such large quantities and using technology to make them as efficient as possible, Florida Politicssays, adding that solar power plants produce electricity for about one third the cost of rooftop solar systems

The builder, owner, and operator of the solar farms will be Florida Renewable Partners, a subsidiary of Next Era Energy, the world’s largest generator of renewable energy from wind and the sun. NextEra is also the owner of Florida Power & Light and Gulf Power. FMPA is serving as the project coordinator and the 12 municipal utilities will purchase power from the project.

Florida utility companies have a long history of opposing rooftop solar systems, but NextEra has been much more willing to embrace utility-scale solar power than many other utility companies that supply electricity to customers in Florida.