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America's first solar-powered town relies on infrastructure after Hurricane Ian devastation

America’s first solar-powered town relies on infrastructure after Hurricane Ian devastation

16 December 2022 | Lisa Hall

Pocket of Light

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, an estimated 2.7 million Florida homes and businesses lost power. For customers of LCEC, which provides electricity to more than 240,000 homes and businesses in hard-hit towns including North Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Marco Island, Pine Island and Sanibel, more than 90% of the utility’s customers lost power. But about 20 miles west of where the storm came ashore, Babcock Ranch, which bills itself as “America’s first solar-powered town,” has a different story to tell. None of its nearly 2,000 homes lost power.

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