Space Coast Next Generation Solar Energy Center
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The Space Coast Next Generation Solar Energy Center is a 10-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) facility at the Kennedy Space Center
, Florida. Commissioned in April 2010, the center is the result of a partnership between NASA
and Florida Power & Light
. The facility has approximately 35,000 solar photovoltaic panels from SunPower
covering an area of 60 acres.
The Space Coast Next Generation Solar Energy Center is the second large-scale solar facility in Florida, with the 25 MW DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center
being the largest.
Kennedy Space Center
The John F. Kennedy Space Center is the NASA installation that has been the launch site for every United States human space flight since 1968. Although such flights are currently on hiatus, KSC continues to manage and operate unmanned rocket launch facilities for America's civilian space program...
, Florida. Commissioned in April 2010, the center is the result of a partnership between NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
and Florida Power & Light
Florida Power & Light
Florida Power & Light Company, the principal subsidiary of NextEra Energy Inc. , commonly referred to by its initials, FPL, is a Juno Beach, Florida-based power utility which serves roughly 4.4 million customers in Florida. FPL Group holds power generation assets in more than 20 U.S...
. The facility has approximately 35,000 solar photovoltaic panels from SunPower
SunPower
SunPower Corporation designs and manufactures high-efficiency crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, roof tiles and solar panels based on a silicon all-back-contact solar cell invented at Stanford University. SunPower Corporation is publicly traded on the NASDAQ as SPWRA and SPWRB...
covering an area of 60 acres.
The Space Coast Next Generation Solar Energy Center is the second large-scale solar facility in Florida, with the 25 MW DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center
DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center
The DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center is a photovoltaic solar power facility in Arcadia, DeSoto County, Florida owned by Florida Power & Light .President Barack Obama attended the plant's commissioning on October 27, 2009...
being the largest.
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