Newberry to join solar project expansion in Florida

In Florida, Main St. Daily News reported that the city of Newberry announced that it will participate in a large-scale expansion of the Florida Municipal Solar Project.

Newberry, one of 20 Florida municipalities to purchase energy from the project, plans to use power from this project to cover about 10% of its power needs, according to the report.

“Participating in this large-scale project allows us to provide solar energy to our customers in the most cost-effective way,” said Jamie Jones, Newberry’s assistant city manager for public works and utilities. “The project’s solar power cost is approximately one-third the cost of the typical private, rooftop solar system. We are proud to offer our customers alternative energy options at a lower rate.”

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