How will renewable sources of energy be used to meet our communitys electricity needs?
Wind, geothermal and hydropower are not available in Florida, and even our tides are too gentle to provide tidal power. Surprisingly, in the “Sunshine State,” a high degree of cloudiness also reduces the usefulness of solar technology, which is better suited for a desert environment. That limits us to biomass and intermittent solar, and we are pursuing both of those options with vigor. Our GRUgreenTM Energy project already uses methane gas from the southwest landfill and solar energy to generate electricity locally. Wind power, produced elsewhere, is purchased for resale to our customers through the GRUgreenTM program. Biomass, especially from waste wood, is the best option for our area, which is rich in waste materials from forestry and land clearing operations. We have proposed generating up to 30 megawatts of electricity from waste wood in our new generating project. Waste wood from timber operations is typically burned in the open, which produces uncontrolled particulate emissions.
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