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reuters.com - 4/10/2009
Florida to get first solar-powered city
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Reuters: A Florida utility and a real estate developer are aiming to bring the country's first solar-powered city to the Sunshine State. FPL Group Inc's utility Florida Power & Light is working with the realty group Kitson & Partners to construct what the utility says will be the world's ...
babcockranchflorida.com - 4/9/2009
Babcock Ranch Florida
— babcockranchflorida.com — To view this website correctly, click here to download Flash Player . Welcome to Babcock Ranch Southwest... Florida’s City of Tomorrow TM ! I’m Syd Kitson, Chairman and CEO of Kitson & Partners, the company that is passionately committed to reinventing ... (more) Babcock Ranch Florida

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kitsonpartners.com - 4/9/2009
Kitson & Partners
— kitsonpartners.com — Kitson & Partners is a private residential and commercial real estate investment and development company based in... Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Our portfolio consists of 1.6 million square-feet of retail centers, 6.8 million square-feet of commercial ... (more) Kitson & Partners

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Developer shrugs off recession, plots all-solar Fla. city
nytimes.com - 4/10/2009
Developer shrugs off recession, plots all-solar Fla. city
— nytimes.com — A Florida developer unveiled plans today to build the nation's first solar-powered city -- a cluster of... homes, offices and factories less than 20 miles from Fort Myers on the Gulf Coast. (more) Developer shrugs off recession, plots all-solar Fla. city

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Eco-Beat, 4/10
Green Daily — Looking for some timely tips about greening your Easter celebration, taxes, or even taxidermy? Today's Eco-Beat has got the scoop on all sorts of awesome green news. Welcome To Solar City, Florida Wanna live in the first completely solar-powered city in the US? With the world's largest solar farm, citywide ...

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Florida City to be Powered by the Sun — Environmental Leader
A partnership between real estate developer Kitson & Partners and electric utility Florida Power & Light (FPL) will yield what is claimed to be the world’s largest solar photovoltaic power plant, with the electricity destined for a new city to be powered by solar energy. The ...
United States: Kitson, FPL unveil blueprint for largest solar plant — Ecoearth.info Blog
News-Press: A $300 million project expected to make Babcock Ranch the world's first solar city could be under construction by the end of the year and would create about 400 jobs while attracting economic development to the region. West Palm Beach developer Kitson & Partners and Florida Power & ...
Florida's Eco-City of Tomorrow Today! Babcock Ranch to Be Solar Powered, Have Smart Grid, More... — TreeHugger
They're building one in Abu Dhabi , and now southwest Florida will have one too: Their very own solar-powered city. Real estate developer Kitson & Partners , along with Florida Power & Light have announced "the city of tomorrow", Babcock Ranch :...
the first solar-powered city — The Alternative Consumer
Going to Florida to ‘catch some rays’ just took on a different meaning. Real estate developer Kitson & Partners today announced an agreement with electric utility Florida Power & Light to build the world’s largest solar photovoltaic power plant at Babcock Ranch, ...
Eco Architecture: Florida in the making for world’s first solar powered city — Ecofriend
Eco Factor: Self-sustaining city will be powered by solar energy. Florida Power & Light is planning to spend $350 million to build a 75MW photovoltaic plant, which would power a planned city, Babcock Ranch , near Fort Myers. If developed, Babcock Ranch will be the world’s first city ...
Babcock Ranch 100% Solar Powered City — Green Building : Jetson Green
We've heard about ecocities in far away lands, but now there's one planned for the Unities States. Located near Fort Meyers, Florida, Babcock Ranch will be powered entirely by solar power. It's a bold and progressive plan, and if Kitson & Partners can secure all the necessary ...
Florida to Build First Solar Powered City in U.S. — Green Options
The first 100% solar powered city in the U.S. is in the works, and will be powered by the world’s largest photovoltaic plant. The eco-city, called Babcock Ranch , is a joint venture between a real estate developer, Kitson & Partners, and Florida Power & Light, and will be ...
Florida’s Cleantech City to Get Solar Plant from FPL — Earth2Tech
Florida has moved one step closer to building a brand-new city centered around the use of clean technology, with real estate developer Kitson & Partners saying today that it’s signed a deal with Florida Power & Light for the construction of a 75-megawatt solar photovoltaic plant. ...
Florida Announces World’s First Solar-Powered City — INHABITAT
Florida’s next big community isn’t for retirees — it’s for solar energy buffs. Florida Power & Light and development firm Kitson & Partners are collaborating on Babcock Ranch , a 17,000 acre solar-powered city near Fort Myers. The community will run entirely ...
New Solar-Powered Florida City in the Works — GoodCleanTech
In Florida, a master-planned city is currently in the works northeast of Fort Myers. The new city that will span 17,000 acres is developed by Kitson & Partners. Like many of those planned cities and communities of the future, this one called Bobcock Ranch aims to rely on renewable energy as a ...
United States: Babcock Ranch to be world's first solar powered city — Ecoearth.info Blog
Naples Daily news: Planned mega-development Babcock Ranch will be the world`s first entirely solar-powered city, developer Syd Kitson and an official from Florida Power & Light announced Thursday morning during a Washington D.C. press conference. The ambitious Charlotte County development will ...