Florida Power & Light (FPL) Company has started construction at eight 74.5MW solar plants in the US state.
The Horizon, Coral Farms, Indian River and Wildflower projects are expected to be operational by the end of the year, while Barefoot Bay, Blue Cypress, Hammock and Loggerhead are planned to come online by 1 March 2018, FPL said.
About 500 construction jobs have been created so far, with a total of 1500 to be employed at peak times during the summer, the company added.
The sites are in various stages of early construction, ranging from ground-clearing work to initial infrastructure installation, with the first solar panels being installed at the Horizon plant that straddles Alachua and Putnam counties.
FPL president and chief executive Eric Silagy said: “We are proud to be advancing affordable clean energy infrastructure in Florida in close partnership with respected environmental advocates, community leaders and our customers.”
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