During the opening session of the Green Cities Florida conference this week, Orange County Mayor Richard Crotty, together with county commissioners, Senator Lee Constantine, representatives from OUC-The Reliable One and EDC president Ray Gilley, "flipped the switch" on the solar panel system at the Orange County Convention Center. This one-megawatt rooftop PV system, the largest of its kind in the southeastern U.S., will generate 1,300-megawatt hours of electricity per year, equivalent to the power used by 100 typical houses. And, it will do so without producing any greenhouse gas emissions.
In addition, community leaders officially opened Orange County's new Climate Change Education Center (CCEC), located in the South Concourse of the Convention Center. The CCEC, which will be permanently housed there, will offer visitors a unique look at some of the latest energy efficiency and alternative energy technologies.
