Progress Energy tilts at windmills

March 04th, 2008 | Category: Tampa Blog

Progress Energy Florida will form its first tilt at windmills, with a $1.3-million project. The utility won $123,868 final week from the Florida division of Environmental Protection to promote wind energy.

“We believe small-scale wind generation could play an crucial role in assembly Florida’s renewable-energy needs,” said John Masiello, director of alternative energy strategy for the St. Petersburg utility.

Progress Energy and Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise have pledged land for the project, and the Florida Institute of

Technology will supply its expertise. The demonstration project will supply 15,000 kilowatt hours of wind energy every year, about adequate to run a loner household for a year. The utility hasn’t yet decided where in their 35-county service area it will put the wind turbines. The state listed the location as Citrus, Lake, Levy, Pinellas, Orange or Sumter County. It’s unclear when the project will get under way.

-Asjylyn Loder, Times staff writer

Original post by tampabaycom

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