FPL pays $30 million for 3,400 acres in Manatee County

The power company has bought the acreage in Myakka City as state records show it plans to build three solar centers in the county.

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 3:00 p.m. July 25, 2023
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The panels at the Manatee Solar Energy Center stretch into the distance, covering 751 acres.
The panels at the Manatee Solar Energy Center stretch into the distance, covering 751 acres.
Photo by Ian Swaby
  • Manatee-Sarasota
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Florida Power & Light has bought 3,397 acres of agricultural land in Myakka City.

 

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