Solar experts reveal which state is now seeing a massive influx of installations: 'The most ambitious solar deployment program'

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Florida is leading the Southeast in solar capacity installation, with Florida Power and Light on track to reach 93 GW of solar and 50 GW of storage by 2045. According to a Southern Alliance for Clean Energy report, Florida installed nearly 14 GW of solar capacity last year, representing nearly half of the region's total. SACE executive director Stephen Smith praised FPL's solar deployment program as the most ambitious of any utility in the Southeast.

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The Sunshine State is taking full advantage of its abundant resources by installing record numbers of solar and storage projects, putting it at No. 1 in the Southeast for solar capacity.

As PV Magazine reported, Florida Power and Light — the largest electric utility in America, serving around 12 million customers in the state — is on track to reach 93 gigawatts of solar and 50 GW of storage by 2045.

According to a report from the regional nonprofit advocacy group Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Florida installed nearly 14 GW of solar capacity last year, accounting for nearly half of the Southeast's total solar capacity.

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As for Florida's clean energy achievements, Stephen Smith, executive director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, said that Florida Power and Light has "the most ambitious solar deployment program of any utility in the Southeast by far."