Net metering is a policy that allows homeowners to receive the full value of the electricity that their solar energy system produces. The term net metering refers to the method of accounting for a photovoltaic (PV) system's electricity production...Read more...
STUART — Florida Power & Light Co. wants to aim about 180,000 mirrors at the skies above western Martin County, creating the largest solar-power plant outside of California.
The rows of steam-producing contraptions would span 500 acres and generate enough electricity to power up to 11,000 homes.
FORT MYERS — South Florida's sunshine will soon power this corner of the state's only public university with a solar farm expected to dwarf similar facilities at colleges worldwide.
Florida Gulf Coast University, which opened in 1997 with a focus on environmentalism, was given $8.5 million by lawmakers this year to plant rows of solar panels on 16 acres of its campus.
CAN the environment make for entertaining TV? Discovery Communications is about to find out.
On Wednesday, Discovery will introduce Planet Green, a new cable brand promoted as the first 24-hour channel dedicated to eco-friendly living. It is the highest-profile cable channel introduction of the year, and an equally risky one. By wrapping itself in the planet, Discovery is betting that “eco-tainment” will appeal to viewers.
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