DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center
Solar power plant in Florida
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The plant cost $150 million to construct. The plant consists of over 90,000 SunPower solar panels with single-axis trackers on 235 acres (95 ha).
FPL must obtain a permit for construction of the second stage, and has filed for the permit to build the third stage of the plant. At the second stage, 49 MW of capacity will be added. At the third stage, 226 MW of capacity is planned to be added, bringing the total capacity of the plant up to 300 MW.
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