About the Project
The FPL Sunshine Gateway Solar Energy Center is a solar project in Columbia County, Florida. This solar energy center harvests the sun’s rays to generate power, and the region benefits from quiet, clean, environmentally friendly energy.
Site Facts
450-acre solar site located on a 954-acre property
351,230 solar panels
74.5 megawatts of clean, emissions-free energy
Enough zero-emissions energy to power about 15,000 homes annually
Emissions reduction equivalent to removing 14,000 cars from the road each year
Preserving the Community’s Rural Way of Life
Solar energy centers make an ideal neighbor for agricultural and rural communities for a variety of reasons:
- Protecting against urban sprawl: Unlike commercial developments, a solar energy center can easily transition back to agricultural use at the end of its lifecycle.
- Increasing biodiversity: The perennial ground cover planted throughout solar energy centers reduces potential for erosion, stabilizes soil, and facilitates biodiversity.
- Providing habitats for native wildlife: FPL’s solar energy centers are environmentally enhanced to provide habitats for native wildlife and to coexist with the flora and fauna across our great state.
Experience a Solar Energy Center
Footage from the Blue Indigo Solar Energy Center in Jackson County
Get Informed
We believe in building strong partnerships and supporting the communities our solar energy centers call home. Learn more about the Sunshine Gateway Solar Energy Center.
The benefits of solar energy on health-related air quality are worth even more than the electricity itself.
Multiple studies have found solar projects have no significant impacts on property values.
Solar energy has among the least environmental impacts of any form of electric generation.
Sunsetting is removing all components of the solar project and returning the land to original condition.