Media Invited to Solar Facility Commissioning Event at Kennedy

[KSC News Center <ksc@mediaservices.nasa.gov>]

April 6, 2010

Allard Beutel
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468 
allard.beutel@nasa.gov

Jackie Anderson
Florida Power & Light
305-552-3888
jackie.anderson@fpl.com 

MEDIA ADVISORY: M18-10

MEDIA INVITED TO SOLAR FACILITY COMMISSIONING EVENT AT KENNEDY

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Media are invited to the official commissioning 
of Florida Power & Light's newly constructed 10-megawatt solar power 
facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Thursday, April 8, 
at 10:30 a.m. EDT.

Media are asked to RSVP to FPL's Jackie Anderson at 561-310-2866.

FPL's Space Coast Next Generation Solar Energy Center is located on 
Kennedy property but outside the security gate, so no NASA badging is 
required. The event will take place in the solar panel field. With 
the exception of satellite trucks, parking is not available at the 
plant. Media are asked to park at the Centralized Industry Assistance 
Office, also called Kennedy's Pass and Identification Building on 
State Road 3. Media will be shuttled immediately to the event site. 
The commissioning will include NASA, FPL and community leaders.

The solar plant was built for FPL, Florida's largest utility. It will 
feed FPL's electric grid, generating energy for more than 1,000 homes 
and reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions by more than 227,000 tons.

Video highlights of the commissioning and supporting video B-roll will 
air on the NASA TV Video File. For NASA TV schedules, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 

Images of the event will be posted Thursday afternoon on the Kennedy 
Media Gallery:

http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov   

For information about Florida Power & Light and its programs, visit:

http://www.fpl.com 

For more information about NASA's Kennedy Space Center, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/kennedy  

	
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