Mount Dora launches solar power initiative
In Florida, Fox 35 Orlando reported that two solar farms in Mount Dora, Florida, are ready to provide power to at least 500 homes. “This allows everybody who wants to take part in solar and using the sun of Florida to power their house,” Mayor Crissy Stile said. Mount Dora Electric Utility customers who want to go solar can do so without investing in and installing their own panels. “What we’ll do is just be able to use what we’ve built right here to be able to save customers money,” Stile said. The voluntary program is on a first-come-first-serve basis, and customers will be able to choose whether to power their homes with 25%, 50%, or 100% solar energy, according to the report. “As we plan for the future when we’re uncertain as to what could happen to natural gas prices, which is what affects our electric utility rates, people that are on solar are going to see that kind of flat bill throughout,” Stile said.
