A small town in Florida will soon have some very big bragging rights. The Desoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center has been under construction for a year, testing is nearly complete, and the 25 MW facility will be the largest solar plant in the United States. Annually, it will generate 42,000 megawatt-hours (MWh), which is [...]
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A solar power loophole costs Florida residents more than installing solar panels may be worth. The state of the legal system in the Sunshine State permits homeowners to sell excess solar power generated on their properties to Florida utilities. That’s good. But the law also allows the same utilities to sell it back to residents [...]
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Today, General Electric (GE) announced that the Smart Grid has come to Miami, Florida. The Energy Smart Miami Initiative was rolled out today, providing more than a million wireless “smart meters” to each and every home in Miami-Dade County. GE has partnered with Silver Springs Network and Cisco for technology and communications components of the [...]