BillsWatch Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090409/us_time/08599189030800 http://www.babcockranchflorida.com/ An NFL lineman turned visionary developer today is unveiling startlingly ambitious plans for a solar-powered city of tomorrow in southwest Florida's outback, featuring the world's largest photovoltaic solar plant, a truly smart power grid, recharging stations for electric vehicles and a variety of other green innovations. The community of Babcock Ranch is designed to break new frontiers in sustainable development, quite a shift for a state that has never been sustainable, and lately hasn't had much development. "Some people think I got hit in the head a few too many times," quips developer Syd Kitson, who spent six years in the trenches for the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys before entering the real estate business in the mid-1980s. "But I still believe deeply in Florida. And the time has come for something completely different." For those who do not where this is it is in Charlotte County, between St. Petersburg and Ft Myers. You know if it is a success the engineers who designed will not be from Florida which has some of the worst schools. Until a hurricane destroys it and US has to pick up costs like most of development in Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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