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Florida Power & Light has announced plans for three new solar energy centers, one of which "will provide 25 megawatts of photovoltaic solar capacity, making it the world’s largest photovoltaic solar facility".

The first project should begin in 2008. The other two projects will begin in 2009. Together, the three sites will prevent the release of nearly 3.5 million tons of greenhouses gases over the life of the projects, which is the equivalent of removing 25,000 cars from the road per year, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. FPL is the world's number one producer of solar energy and the nation's top producer of wind power.

Then, on a smaller scale, a couple living in The Villages, in Central Florida, installed 24 solar panels on the roof of their house. They now have monthly electric bills "as low as $3". State of Florida and federal tax incentives dropped the cost of this couples' solar installation nearly in half, from $45,000 to $23,000.