Walton County FPL solar power project gets closer to approval
A second Walton County Florida Power & Light solar project is closer to approval after a conditional decision by the county's Technical Review Committee
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A second Walton County Florida Power & Light solar project is closer to approval after a conditional decision by the county's Technical Review Committee
Florida Power & Light is pursuing the development of a second solar power generation facility in northern Walton County
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — In a narrow Tuesday vote, Walton County commissioners turned back a Gulf Power proposal to build a solar energy generation facility on almost 900 acres in the northern part of the county. Commissioners voted 3-2 against an application for a development order for the project, planned for 868 acres between and around Harrison Road and Brown Road, three miles east of U.S. Highway 331 at State Road 2A. The Chautauqua Solar Energy Center was planned as a 74.5-megawatt generation facility, which kept it under the 75-megawatt generation capacity that would have subjected it to ...