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World`s first solar powered city planned for Florida
An ambitious US plan to develop what is being dubbed the world`s first totally solar-powered city has run into immediate problems. Florida`s Republican controlled legislature is playing hardball with a comprehensive energy bill that utility firm Florida Power and Light (FPL) says is required for it to start work on a 75MW solar farm array at Babcock Ranch in the south west of the state. The developer of Babcock Ranch, Sydney Kitson, said he wanted to start building the 20,000 home city in June but is worried the political wrangling will cause problems for the project, such as backtracking by light-industrial ... |
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EPA unveils top 50 US green power purchasers
EPA has released a list of the nation`s top green power purchasers. The list is led by Intel Corporation, PepsiCo, Kohl`s Department Stores, Dell Inc., Whole Foods Market, The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, U.S. Air Force, Cicso Systems, Inc. and the City of Houston. The nation`s top 50 purchasers are buying more than 11 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually, equivalent to the carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) that would be produced from the electricity use of more than 1.1 million average American homes.
For the second year in a row, Intel Corporation is the ... |
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