Florida will launch the United States "sun city"

Florida electric lighting company (FPL) and a real estate development company will work together, is expected to start the project by the end of 2010, to build the country's first "Sun City"".

According to Reuters, Florida Power Light Group Inc (FloridaPower&LightGroupInc.) and real estate development group Kitson partnership (Kitson&Partners), prepared in the southwest of Fort Myers, Florida (near FortMyers), to create a new environment friendly city - white cock ranch (BabcockRanch). The world's largest photovoltaic solar power station will be built here.

After the new sun city construction, will have 19 thousand and 500 households and 6 million square feet of retail, light industry and office area, is expected to cost $2 billion. ($1 or $6.83)

Kitson co CEO Sid Kitson (SydKitson) said that the white cock ranch, will create 20 thousand jobs, this model can also be extended to other American community and the city. The company said: "the white cock ranch will become a living laboratory bring companies, workers and families reap the benefits of innovation. "

According to a spokesman for the program revealed that white cock ranch will become the first solar powered City, because the city will be using solar energy, and will produce more than the Sun City solar energy, so that the white cock ranch became net exports of solar city. In addition, in addition to solar power, the city will provide wireless internet access and power car charger.

Sun City Center construction plan will be started in June 2010, the first residential and commercial housing buildings will also be at the end of 2010 to start.

President Obama has promised to turn the US economy into a green energy economy and create millions of jobs as the recession deepens and property prices continue to fall. Since the financial crisis, the Florida real estate market is particularly hard hit by many unfavorable factors of distress, such as: high mortgage foreclosure rates, prices continued to decline, and the population of low growth. The Obama administration plans to generate 10% of electricity in the United States in 2012 and about $25% of electricity in the United States in the year of 2025. In February, Obama signed a $787 billion economic stimulus package, many of which are spent on clean energy investments. However, Kitson, a partner in Florida electric lighting and developer, said they are not planning to use the government's stimulus plan to build the city.

The development of Florida lighting company chief officials Eric Hiraj (EricSilagy) said that the $350 million to $400 million photovoltaic solar power plant project, once the Florida authorities approved the groundbreaking ceremony will be held at the end of 2009.

Hiraj said that the state government is very supportive of renewable energy, and for the new photovoltaic solar power plant license is very optimistic. "We already have three (renewable energy) projects under construction, I think this proves that the state government is very supportive of this, solar power plant projects will advance rapidly. "

Florida electric lighting company explained that the construction of solar energy solar power plants will not be affected by the Sun City project to promote the situation.