Comments on: Florida Gives Green Light to Largest Solar Power Plant in U.S.

By: Understanding the Scale of Electric Power Generation | mapawatt

Understanding the Scale of Electric Power Generation | mapawatt — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 02:22:05 +0000

[...] http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/07/17/florida-gives-green-light-to-largest-solar-power-plant-in-us/ [...]

By: Florida Solar Energy Resources and Incentives

Florida Solar Energy Resources and Incentives — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 03:28:47 +0000

[...] water system. The incentive does not allow in excess of $2,000.00. In July of 2008, the state had approved the construction of the largest solar power facility in the United States. The move was made to push Florida into [...]

By: Gol B.

Gol B. — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:06:30 +0000

This is great news, but why in Florida? I pretty sure Florida state was the state that always hit by hurricanes.

What good does of solar power plant and the next year it be destroy be hurricanes.

Maybe there is more to it.

By: Judy

Judy — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:22:05 +0000

Does anyone have the list of Power Plants that should be replaced in the future?

Thanks I hope that this is considered in the massive lists of projects that Obama is rolling into his lists of construction projects.

I was a Project / Budget Engineer and when additional money came up I knew which project's were 100% engineered and had most of their permits. Could bring them in and order material with a 4 week turnaround – shovel/backhoe in the ground 5-6 weeks.

By: Tony W

Tony W — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:08:54 +0000

Some readers are concerned if hurricane will damage the panels – that probably is not very likely.

The panels are very well constructed and will be mounted low to the ground – and they are individual panels, not a big sheet of panel. So each panel needs to support its own wind load. I think they will hold up rather well.

In terms of cost, it is more expensive than coal, natural gas, nuclear. No doubt about it. But if you want to increase our power supply capacity, there's no cheaper/faster way to do it.

My estimate of time to build a power plant:

Solar – 1-2 years

Wind – sorry, we don't have steady wind in FL

Natural Gas – 5-7 years

Coal – 7 – 12 years

Nuclear – forget it.

We can conserve all we can, but the state will consume more power over time. We need a solution and Solar is part of it.

By: Sarah Palin - An Overview of Her Record on Renewable Energy : Red, Green, and Blue

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:58:35 +0000

[...] of go ahead policies on renewables that we’ve seen in states like Colorado, Pennsylvania and Florida. Will this trend be repeated nationally come next January? We’ll just have to wait and [...]

By: Total Solar Energy

Total Solar Energy — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:49:53 +0000

The US has the technology to be the world leader. If they had feed in tariffs like in Germany the industry would explode. You have everything there. Money, sun and the know how. You just need to use it properly.

By: Will Your Roof Soon Be Part of a Solar Power Plant? : Planetsave

Will Your Roof Soon Be Part of a Solar Power Plant? : Planetsave — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:49:52 +0000

[...] Florida Gives Green Light to Largest Solar Power Plant in U.S. [...]

By: Colorado to Ditch Two Coal Plants, Moving to Solar and Wind : Red, Green, and Blue

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:57:22 +0000

[...] Colorado decision follows recent announcements of large-scale renewable energy plans in Florida and Pennsylvania, and is hopefully a sign a of a growing trend throughout the [...]

By: Tom Swift

Tom Swift — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:45:30 +0000

You're all correct. Photovoltaic is extremely expensive, with an 80 year 'break-even'. Those folks who promote it are simply relying on the politicians' lack of math skills, and corruptibility. They are giving away our tax dollars for a negative energy effect. Those solar panels will never break even.

On the other hand, thermal solar can be cost effective. But the surprise is that those big concentrating collector farms in California can only attract investors because of the federal and state tax rebates. They don't make money if they have to compete in the real world.

Low temperature solar thermal is extremely cost effective. But absolutely no one is using it other than one small development company in Miami. They estimate that they will produce solar thermal electricity for $0.02 per kilowatt hour, with no tax dollars or government grants.

Since the major cost of solar energy is associated with the cost and maintenance of the collectors, low temperature solar collector can cost one cent per kilowatt hour. The other penny covers the cost of the low temperature power plant over its' considerably long life-time.

See 'matter and energy dot com (no spaces).