Facts

Facts at a glance

• Seven solar facilities.
• Located at Kramer Junction (SEGS III-VII) and Harper Lake (SEGS VIII, IX) in California
• 310 megawatts with FPL Energy ownership of approximately 150 megawatts
• Covers more than 2,000 acres in the desert
• More than 900,000 mirrors that capture and concentrate sunlight
• Represents approximately 1 percent of FPL Energy’s total generation

Fun Facts

• Sunlight travels to the earth in approximately 8 minutes from 93 million miles away, at 186,282 miles per second.
• The sun is the most inexhaustible, renewable source of energy known to our civilization.
• In one hour, more sunlight falls on the earth than what is used by the entire population in one year.
• Clouds, pollution and wind can prevent the sun’s rays from reaching the earth.
• Third world countries with an abundance of sunlight and a population currently without electricity, represents the fastest growing market for solar energy.
• The electricity generated at FPL’s Solar Electric Generating System (SEGS) could power approximately 230,000 homes.