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‘A perfect collaboration’: Sheep to help manage solar farm’s vegetation
Converting sunshine into clean, low-cost electricity requires modern technology, but Florida Power & Light hopes it’s found an old way to maintain its new solar energy center in East Milton.
“Sometimes, innovation is about trying something new and different,” said J.T. Young, vice president and general manager of Florida Power & Light Northwest Florida, June 7 at FPL’s ceremony commissioning its Blackwater River Solar Energy Center. “Sometimes, it’s about trying something tried and true in new ways.”
Ariel Urra, left, and Kate Mickna pose with some of the sheep that will graze the 400-acre Florida Power & Light Blackwater River Solar Energy Center.
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