Reuters reports on the proposed solar-powered city in Florida.The aptly named "Sunshine State" will the first to experiment with a solar-only powered city to be named Babcock Ranch.
A local utility and real estate company are planning to build the largest photovoltaic plant and subsequent city at an estimated cost of $2 billion near Fort Meyers in southwestern Florida.
A spokesman for the project said it will be the first solar-powered city because it will use only solar power during the day and produce more solar power than it needs and so will be a net exporter of solar power.Read the full story: Florida to get first solar-powered city
In addition to having its electricity generated from solar energy, the entire city is expected to have wireless Internet access and electric-car chargers.
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