The city of Lake Worth in Palm Beach County is set to save big off a solar energy project which is soon to come on stream.
The project is the culmination of the transformation of a five-acre portion of a 63 acre landfill into a high capacity solar energy field. The solar plant is expected to generate two megawatts of energy and is the first phase of the city’s long term investment in solar power. The plant is forecast to significantly decrease the city’s power bill and position Lake Worth as the leader in renewable energy in the state of Florida.
The plant boasts some 6,490 solar panels and will generate about two percent of the load on the city’s energy grid. The energy generated will decrease carbon emissions by more than 4 million pounds and provide power for more than 230 homes per year.
The solar plant is part of Lake Worth’s drive into green technology. The city has already replaced outdated city lights with 4,000 high efficiency LED light bulbs, retrofitted state buildings with motion sensors for overhead lighting; automatic flushing and low-flow water devices for restrooms, revamped the city’s air-conditioning units and updated automatic metering for electric and water metering.
