The Florida City Power Authority (FMPA) works with the City of Florida’s 20 power companies to origis energyplans to expand the Florida Municipal Solar Project, one of the nation’s largest municipally-supported solar projects. Upon completion of this expansion, the amount of solar power currently being generated by the project will quadruple.
The Florida City Power Authority announced an expansion of the Florida Municipal Solar Project.
The project currently consists of two solar power plants, Taylor Creek Solar in Orange County and Harmony Solar in Osceola County, with about 30,000 solar power plants, enough to power nearly 30,000 Florida homes. It is generating 150MW of photovoltaic power.
Expansion has two phases. Phase 2 includes the addition of two solar plants, Rice Creek Solar in Putnam County and Whistling Duck Solar in Levy County. Rice Creek Solar will be completed by the end of this year and Whistling Duck Solar will be completed in 2024. Both new sites will generate approximately 150MW of solar energy when operational.
Phase 3 of the project will bring four more solar power plants into operation, doubling the size of the project from four to eight, generating approximately 600 MW of solar power. Located in Columbia, Levy and Bradford counties, construction and operation of these four additional facilities will be phased in from 2025 to 2026.
The Florida Municipal Solar Project will have more than 1.8 million solar panels installed across eight farms by the end of 2026.
“At a time when the cost of solar power is skyrocketing, partnering with municipal utilities and Origis Energy is a great opportunity to increase the amount of low-cost, reliable solar power,” said Jacob Williams. can be utilized,” he said. , General Manager and CEO of FMPA. “Expanding our Municipal Solar Project in Florida will allow us to serve several new communities that previously had no access to solar power.”
This large-scale solar project will enable participants to provide solar energy to their customers in a more cost-effective manner. The cost of solar power generated by this project is about one-third of the cost of a typical private rooftop solar system.
“Origis is extremely proud to contribute to this historic municipal solar program led by FMPA,” said Tanya Sessions, vice president of business development at Origis Energy. “Working with FMPA is a unique opportunity to partner with metropolitan groups across Florida who are passionate about bringing clean energy solutions to their communities and homes without compromising reliability or cost. There is something.”
A total of 20 Florida City utilities will purchase power from the project: Beaches Energy Service (Jacksonville Beach), Bushnell, Crewston, Fort Meade, Fort Pierce Utility Authority and Greene. Cove Springs, Havana, Homestead, JEA (Jacksonville), Keys Energy Services (Key West), Kissimmee Public Works Department, Lake Worth Beach, Leesburg, Mount Dora, New Smyrna Beach, Newbury, Ocala, Orlando Public Works Board, Stark, Winter Park. These cities are member-owners of his FMPA along with 13 other local governments.
For more information on the Florida Municipal Solar Power Project (FMPA), please visit: www.fmpa.com.
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