FPL to build first solar energy center in Collier County
COLLIER COUNTY, Fla.– Your FPL bill may go up after Collier County Commissioners approved a new solar plant in Immokalee, east of State Roads 29 and 82. It’s currently a nearly 600-acre orange grove but by March 2022, it’ll be FPL’s first solar energy center in Collier County. It’ll cost $5.5 million to build. FPL spokesperson, Andrew Sutton said it will be strong enough to power 15,000 homes. “We’re diversifying our energy mix, which is important. Natural gasses, we can’t control the cost of natural gas and the price of that goes directly to customers,”...