Dive Summary:
- The 3,280 Curtis H. Stanton Energy Center was already home to natural gas, landfill gas, and coal before its solar farm came online in December of last year.
- The Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) is now the only utility in Florida with all the above power types on a single site.
- To make the solar aspect of the complex functional, OUC partnered with Duke Energy and Regenesis Power LLC; Duke owns and operates the system and Regenesis built the array.
From the article:
Solar Power International attendees had the opportunity to see a new solar project up close during tours of the Stanton Solar Farm in Orlando, Fla. on Sept. 10. The 5.9 MW project in east Orange County is comprised of 25,172 solar modules on a single-axis tracking system. The 3,280-acre Curtis H. Stanton Energy Center was already home to natural gas, landfill gas and coal before the solar farm came online in December 2011. This diverse portfolio makes Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) the only utility in Florida with solar, landfill gas, natural gas and coal generation on the same site. ...