St. Petersburg firm installs large solar-energy array at resort

Legacy Vacation Resorts, a certified B Corp based in St. Petersburg, has completed an ambitious solar-energy project at one of its properties in Indian Shores, a beachside community in western Pinellas County.

The solar array, according to a news release, will produce about 78% of the electricity that the resort consumes in a typical year. Generating 355,817 kilowatt hours annually, the output could power more than 28 U.S. homes for an entire year. 

B Corporations, also known Public Benefit Corporations, are “businesses that meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose,” according to B Lab, a global network of B Corporations.