Corporate report

Florida Power & Light plans two Gulf Coast regional solar centers

Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) says it is on track to have three new large-scale solar energy centers, including two along the Gulf Coast, completed by the end of 2016. The three new plants are the FPL Babcock Ranch Solar Energy Center in Charlotte County, the FPL Manatee Solar Energy Center in Manatee County and the FPL Citrus Solar Energy Center in DeSoto County. Each of the plants is designed to generate about 74 megawatts of energy.

FPL received land for the new FPL Babcock Ranch Solar Energy Center as a donation from the Babcock Ranch development. It also stands to collect county tax incentives and a portion of franchise fees from the Babcock Ranch Independent Special District.