Although Florida’s sunshine has lured new residents for decades, harnessing that resource to power homes and businesses is a relatively recent phenomenon. The Sunshine State ranks 12th in installed solar capacity, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association, with its 684 MW of sun-sourced generating capacity contributing a mere 0.22% of the state’s electricity supply.
That’s a statistic NextEra Energy and subsidiary FPL Group—ENR Southeast’s Owner of the Year—seems determined to change.