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BIZ@BR Holiday Reception
November 18th, 2022Join BIZ@BR in celebrating our growing small business community at a holiday reception on December 13th! It’s a great opportunity to connect with fellow entrepreneurs, and hear what’s on tap […]
AFTER the STORM
October 26th, 2022BABCOCK RANCH COMMUNITY STEPS UP FOR OTHERS IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE IA WHEN HURRICANE IAN SLAMMED INTO SOUTH west Florida, one community rode out the storm with relative ease, […]
“This place looks like it’s been bombed out”: Florida communities devastated by Hurricane Ian
October 25th, 2022Even in a state that’s no stranger to hurricanes, the destruction in the wake of Ian is staggering: more than 100 deaths, most by drowning; communities in tatters; the price […]
This 100% Solar-Powered Town in Florida Left Virtually Unscathed After Hurricane Ian
October 25th, 2022Hurricane Ian caused mass destruction to Southwest Florida, taking dozens of lives and leaving millions without power. But in the midst of devastation, a small solar-powered community was left virtually […]
Solar-Powered US Town Successfully Weathers Hurricane
October 25th, 2022WASHINGTON — Sitting on a 7,000-hectare stretch of land in southwest Florida, Babcock Ranch has made a name for itself as the first solar-powered town in the United States. Its […]
258 billion reasons why sustainability is important | Opinion
October 25th, 2022On September 25th, Hurricane Ian was projected to slam into Tallahassee; however, over the next few days, Ian decided to take a right turn and decimate our neighbors to the […]
Florida’s Hurricane-Proof Town Is the Future of Planning for Climate Change
October 25th, 2022America’s city planners of tomorrow look set to base future developments on an innovative “hurricane-proof town” that successfully weathered Hurricane Ian, experts told Newsweek. Babcock Ranch, a planned community of […]
Babcock Ranch: How America’s first solar-powered town weathered Hurricane Ian
October 25th, 2022‘It just doesn’t make sense to rebuild the same way every time, knowing that the next time a storm comes by, we end up in the same place,’ developer says […]
Our Lights Stayed on During Hurricane Ian
October 25th, 2022One RMIer recounts his experience braving Hurricane Ian and why the lights stayed on in his solar-powered sustainable community. My family and I survived our first hurricane. Hurricane Ian passed […]
100% solar community has minimal damage from Hurricane Ian
October 25th, 2022Babcock Ranch, a community in southwest Florida, is America’s first weather-resilient settlement that is fully powered by solar. The community has a lot to celebrate. It is the first settlement built […]
This Solar-Powered Florida Town Was Built to Withstand Hurricanes. Did It Work?
October 25th, 2022Homes in Babcock Ranch are built on higher ground, protected by retention ponds, and powered by 650,000 solar panels. As Hurricane Ian ravaged Florida last week, causing fatalities, destruction, and billions of dollars worth […]
One Florida community built to weather hurricanes endured Ian with barely a scratch
October 25th, 2022BABCOCK RANCH, Fla. — Like many others in Southwest Florida, Mark Wilkerson seemingly gambled his life by choosing to shelter at home rather than evacuate when Hurricane Ian crashed ashore […]
America’s ‘first solar-powered town’ was a hurricane success story as millions of other Floridians lost power — see inside Babcock Ranch
October 25th, 2022As Hurricane Ian battered Florida and left millions without power last week, one forward-thinking community managed to keep the lights on. Babcock Ranch, a planned community of roughly 2,000 that bills itself […]
Equilibrium/Sustainability — Grid upgrades help avert worse Hurricane Ian impact
October 25th, 2022An entirely solar-powered community just 12 miles from where Hurricane Ian made landfall survived the storm without losing power, CNN reported. Babcock Ranch was designed with a redundant solar grid […]
Babcock Ranch in Florida Survives Hurricane Ian, Solar Power Helped Avoid Power Loss
October 25th, 2022Its technology should have applications all over the country. Florida’s Babcock Ranch is “America’s first solar-powered town,” and not only did it supply power to homes during the onslaught of […]
Babcock Ranch Was Designed To Be Sustainable & Resilient. Hurricane Ian Was Its First Real Test.
October 25th, 2022Babcock Ranch and Punta Gorda both survived Hurricane Ian with little damage, thanks to robust building codes and good planning. In 2006, Syd Kitson, a retired professional football player, purchased […]
Hurricane Ian destroyed power systems and ravaged homes. One southwest Florida community completely powered by solar escaped with little damage.
October 25th, 2022Hurricane Ian’s impact on southwest Florida has been nothing short of devastating. But even as millions lost power, had their homes destroyed and were left in total disarray, one small […]
