Today, the Harmony and Taylor Creek Solar Energy Centers began commercial operation, marking a Central Florida solar expansion milestone. These two new Central Florida solar farms that are part of one of the largest municipal-backed solar projects in the nation. Harmony Solar Energy Center in St. Cloud and the Taylor Creek Solar Energy Center in east Orange County near Wedgefield are in the Florida Municipal Solar Project, a partnership between the Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA), a FAASSTeR utility core team member, and 16 Florida public power utilities.
A total of nearly 600,000 solar panels are installed at the two solar sites, filling about 1,500 acres. Each solar farm can generate 74.5 megawatts, for a combined addition of 149 megawatts of emissions-free energy. That is enough to power 30,000 homes. Six Florida cities will receive power from the two solar sites including Fort Pierce, Jacksonville Beach, Key West, Kissimmee, Ocala and Orlando. FAASSTeR municipal utility core team member, OUC will receive 100% of the power produced by Taylor Creek and a portion from Harmony for a total of 108.5 MW.
Florida Renewable Energy Partners owns and operates the two sites under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). There will be a total of three sites as part of Phase I of the Florida Municipal Solar Project.
Florida cities and their municipal utilities purchasing power from these solar farms can now make available more clean energy for their customers, even for those who live in multifamily housing or who have a heavy tree canopy.
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