Those eight plants — in Putnam, Alachua, Indian River, DeSoto, Brevard, Hendry and St. Lucie counties — are expected to bring the company to nearly 600 megawatts of solar power, enough for about 120,000 homes at peak production.
Each plant costs roughly $130 million to build.
Theoretically the plan announced Monday could result in up to 20 additional 74.5-megawatt plants, although the company hasn’t announced future locations.
By building plants under 75 megawatts, FPL doesn’t have to competitively bid each project as required by the state Power Plant Siting Act.
A company news release noted that an undeveloped, company-owned property in western Miami-Dade County may be used.
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4/3/2017
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