More than 4 million Floridians lost power after Hurricane Ian. But not communities like Babcock Ranch, a Southwest Florida development that bills itself as America’s “first solar-powered town.”
Two homes in Babcock Ranch, a new, hurricane-resilient and solar-powered community in Southwest Florida. lost power after Hurricane Ian. But not communities like Babcock Ranch, a Southwest Florida development that bills itself as America’s “first solar-powered town.”Boosting the resiliency of neighborhoods and infrastructure is becoming increasingly urgent as global warming makes hurricanes more powerful.
“It was remarkable because of the way this town was built, all the utilities are underground. We never lost power. We never lost internet. We have our own water system and so we never lost water, and we don't have a boil order the way most of the Fort Myers area does,” said resident Nancy Chorpenning.
Chorpenning and her husband Paul McCreery moved to the community from Atlanta, Georgia three years ago — specifically with the idea to be near the coast, but still hurricane-safe.New developments like Babcock, which are just a few years old, are built to Florida’s building code —It was constructed deliberately away from the coast — about 12 miles inland from Ft. Myers, beyond the reach of storm surge.
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