Kitson's development is slowly becoming a farce . No one wishes to live in the middle of no where . Most of us in Lee County do not support this development because of the huge infrastructure bill Lee County will face it this development goes through .
The solar panel field is so far from the town that transmission of this energy will be lost in great quanities . Tax payers should not be supporting this energy field because of the reasons listed above . We will also need a bridge over the river which will cost a huge amount and the widening of roads will kill the rural flavor of this whole pastorial area of NW Lee County
The City IS NOT 100% solar powered. The system proposed is purchased by FPL by ALL rate payers through out the state and delivered to the grid -NOT to Babcock. Statements like Babcock is 100% solar powered are false and if the system was actually there would be ethically and technically wrong.
If Babcock installed solar water heaters on all of the residents homes the total energy generated would be greater and cost 7 time less create more jobs and reduce the electric bills for all of the residents. The real benefits go to t the home owners - their electric bills would go down. Instead ALL of FPL's rate payers will be paying for the 75 MW power plant and ALL FPL rate payers bills will go up $5/year. Who really wins in this plan is FPL stockholders and Kitson's marketing department. Everyone else will pay the cost and receive no financial gain.
Ditto on the solar hot water comments. You are 100% correct. When FPL FINALLY starts looking at ways to encourage SOLAR HOT WATER on homes, schools, restaurants, hospitals, etc. it will be a win win for all Floridians. Their current plans only benefit them while rate payers foot the bill.
Babcock Ranch is a beautiful concept; and would surely bring awareness to renewables and some amazing sustainability technologies, but the 75 MW power plant is just another way for FPL to get their power plant paid for so they can sell their rate payers their free electricity at an inflated rate.
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The solar panel field is so far from the town that transmission of this energy will be lost in great quanities . Tax payers should not be supporting this energy field because of the reasons listed above . We will also need a bridge over the river which will cost a huge amount and the widening of roads will kill the rural flavor of this whole pastorial area of NW Lee County
If Babcock installed solar water heaters on all of the residents homes the total energy generated would be greater and cost 7 time less create more jobs and reduce the electric bills for all of the residents. The real benefits go to t the home owners - their electric bills would go down. Instead ALL of FPL's rate payers will be paying for the 75 MW power plant and ALL FPL rate payers bills will go up $5/year. Who really wins in this plan is FPL stockholders and Kitson's marketing department. Everyone else will pay the cost and receive no financial gain.
Babcock Ranch is a beautiful concept; and would surely bring awareness to renewables and some amazing sustainability technologies, but the 75 MW power plant is just another way for FPL to get their power plant paid for so they can sell their rate payers their free electricity at an inflated rate.