Babcock Ranch residents are now believers after Hurricane Ian gusted over 150 mph and dropped feet of rain on the community, as those who rode out the powerful storm never lost power.
, the utility company partnered with developers and together built and operate the 870-acre solar farm. Lines run underground through the community so wind, falling trees and blowing debris will never take down power lines.
The hardened infrastructure Languell said, are large concrete poles connecting the ranch to the rest of state. Even when there is no sun to charge the panels, the ranch has electricity.Babcock Ranch “At night, we are fed by a natural gas plant, so Florida Power and Light again feeds us from a different direction in the evenings,” Languell explained. “Or if for some reason the solar array isn’t generating what we need. So that builds in part of the resilience, having multiple sources where we’re getting our energy from.”
In March 2018, the Babcock Ranch Solar Energy Center was the largest solar-plus-storage project operating in the U.S., according to the company’s “We call ourselves a living laboratory. And so we’re testing different types of batteries,” she said. “The technology is evolving very quickly on batteries, and we will continue to test and then grow our storage capabilities.”In 2017 residents started moving into the community which is 18,000 acres of residential, commercial and retail space.
In 2018, the Babcock Ranch Solar Energy Center was the largest solar-plus-storage project operating in the U.S.The ranch has its own self-contained water and wastewater management system.“I’m already working with the Department of Economic Opportunity on the
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