Can_VV0 Solar_JJ Power_NN1 Resurrect_VV0 the_AT Housing_NN1 Market_NN1 ?_? 
A_ZZ1 Florida_NP1 developer_NN1 unveiled_VVD plans_NN2 today_RT to_TO build_VVI the_AT nation_NN1 's_GE first_MD solar-powered_JJ city_NN1 --_NN1 a_AT1 cluster_NN1 of_IO homes_NN2 ,_, offices_NN2 and_CC factories_NN2 less_DAR than_CSN 20_MC miles_NNU2 from_II Fort_NP1 Myers_NP1 on_II the_AT Gulf_NP1 Coast_NN1 ._. 
"_" Babcock_NN1 Ranch_NN1 "_" would_VM be_VBI built_VVN on_II 17,000_MC acres_NNU2 in_II Charlotte_NP1 and_CC Lee_NP1 counties_NN2 ,_, with_IW more_DAR than_CSN half_DB of_IO the_AT land_NN1 set_VVD aside_RL for_IF nature_NN1 preserves_VVZ ,_, agriculture_NN1 and_CC other_JJ open_JJ space_NN1 ._. 
Florida_NP1 Power_NP1 &;_NULL Light_JJ Co._NN1 would_VM build_VVI a_AT1 75-megawatt_JJ solar_JJ photovoltaic_JJ array_NN1 to_TO supply_VVI electricity_NN1 to_II the_AT development_NN1 's_GE 6_MC million_NNO square_JJ feet_NN2 of_IO residential_JJ ,_, industrial_JJ and_CC retail_JJ buildings_NN2 ._. 
The_AT big_JJ question_NN1 :_: If_CS you_PPY build_VV0 it_PPH1 in_II this_DD1 economy_NN1 ,_, will_NN1 buyers_NN2 come_VVI ?_? 
Developer_NN1 Syd_NP1 Kitson_NP1 is_VBZ betting_VVG heavily_RR that_CST he_PPHS1 is_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO attract_VVI investors_NN2 ,_, businesses_NN2 and_CC 45,000_MC residents_NN2 to_II his_APPGE $2_NNU billion_NNO ranch_NN1 community_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ he_PPHS1 plans_VVZ to_TO start_VVI building_NN1 next_MD year_NNT1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 is_VBZ promising_JJ 19,500_MC homes_NN2 ,_, 20,000_MC permanent_JJ jobs_NN2 ,_, open_JJ spaces_NN2 and_CC plenty_PN of_IO carbon-free_JJ megawatts_NN2 ._. 
"_" Solar_NN1 is_VBZ just_RR the_AT first_MD step_NN1 ,_, "_" Kitson_NP1 told_VVD reporters_NN2 in_II a_AT1 Washington_NP1 news_NN1 conference_NN1 today_RT ._. 
"_" Babcock_NN1 Ranch_NN1 will_VM be_VBI a_AT1 true_JJ living_JJ laboratory_NN1 of_IO the_AT new-energy_JJ economy_NN1 ..._... where_CS innovative_JJ companies_NN2 can_VM design_VVI ,_, build_VVI and_CC use_VVI the_AT renewable_JJ and_CC efficient_JJ technologies_NN2 that_CST customers_NN2 across_II the_AT country_NN1 and_CC around_II the_AT globe_NN1 will_VM need_VVI ._. "_" 
Three_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, Florida_NP1 agreed_VVD to_TO buy_VVI 73,000_MC surrounding_JJ acres_NNU2 from_II Kitson_NP1 's_GE company_NN1 ,_, Kitson_NP1 &;_NULL Partners_NN2 ,_, and_CC preserve_VV0 the_AT land_NN1 for_IF hunting_NN1 ,_, camping_NN1 ,_, hiking_VVG and_CC other_JJ recreation_NN1 ._. 
The_AT land_NN1 deal_NN1 still_RR ranks_VVZ as_II the_AT largest_JJT of_IO its_APPGE kind_NN1 in_II state_NN1 history_NN1 ,_, conservationists_NN2 say_VV0 ._. 
"_" The_AT best_JJT thing_NN1 you_PPY can_VM say_VVI about_II Babcock_NP1 Ranch_NN1 is_VBZ 'diversity_NN1 ,_, '_GE "_" said_VVD Charles_NP1 Lee_NP1 ,_, Audubon_NN1 of_IO Florida_NP1 's_GE advocacy_NN1 director_NN1 ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 represents_VVZ virtually_RR every_AT1 inland_JJ freshwater_JJ and_CC upland_NN1 habitat_NN1 you_PPY have_VH0 in_II the_AT state_NN1 ._. "_" 
Charles_NP1 Pattison_NP1 ,_, president_NN1 of_IO the_AT conservation_JJ group_NN1 1,000_MC Friends_NN2 of_IO Florida_NP1 ,_, also_RR applauded_VVD the_AT Babcock_NP1 Ranch_NN1 plan_NN1 ._. 
Kitson_NP1 bought_VVD the_AT land_NN1 in_II 2005_MC from_II a_AT1 family_NN1 that_CST had_VHD used_VVN it_PPH1 for_IF timber_NN1 and_CC ranching_NN1 since_CS the_AT early_JJ 20th_MD century_NNT1 ._. 
"_" The_AT initial_JJ fear_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT property_NN1 would_VM be_VBI purchased_VVN and_CC then_RT parceled_VVD out_RP ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" Hopefully_RR ,_, this_DD1 deal_NN1 will_VM be_VBI a_AT1 forerunner_NN1 of_IO things_NN2 to_TO come_VVI ._. "_" 
But_CCB the_AT recession_NN1 complicates_VVZ conservation_NN1 ,_, Pattison_NP1 conceded_VVD ._. 
Gov_NN1 ._. 
Charlie_NP1 Crist_NN1 (_( R_ZZ1 )_) has_VHZ been_VBN forced_VVN to_TO scale_VVI back_RP a_AT1 plan_NN1 to_TO buy_VVI land_NN1 in_II the_AT Everglades_NP2 Agricultural_JJ Area_NN1 from_II U.S._NP1 Sugar_NN1 Corp_NN1 ._. 
The_AT South_ND1 Florida_NP1 Water_NN1 Management_NN1 District_NN1 wants_VVZ to_TO convert_VVI the_AT farms_NN2 to_II reservoirs_NN2 and_CC stormwater-treatment_JJ marshes_NN2 for_IF the_AT long-range_JJ restoration_NN1 of_IO the_AT Everglades_NP2 ._. 
Facing_VVG growing_JJ costs_NN2 and_CC shrinking_JJ tax_NN1 revenue_NN1 ,_, the_AT Florida_NP1 Legislature_NN1 is_VBZ now_RT threatening_VVG to_TO cut_VVI funding_VVG this_DD1 year_NNT1 for_IF the_AT state_NN1 's_VBZ Forever_RT Florida_NP1 program_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ uses_VVZ fees_NN2 from_II real_JJ estate_NN1 transactions_NN2 to_TO conserve_VVI ecologically_RR important_JJ land_NN1 ._. 
Crist_NN1 has_VHZ said_VVN he_PPHS1 supports_VVZ continuing_JJ funding_NN1 for_IF the_AT program_NN1 ,_, as_CSA does_VDZ 67_MC percent_NNU of_IO Floridians_NN2 who_PNQS responded_VVD to_II a_AT1 recent_JJ poll_NN1 conducted_VVN by_II the_AT Nature_NN1 Conservancy_NN1 and_CC other_JJ environmental_JJ groups_NN2 ._. 
"_" The_AT paradox_NN1 down_RP here_RL is_VBZ ,_, if_CS you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX grow_VVI ,_, you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX get_VVI money_NN1 for_IF conservation_NN1 ,_, "_" Pattison_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
Kitson_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS is_VBZ planning_VVG to_TO raise_VVI outside_JJ capital_NN1 as_II the_AT project_NN1 progresses_VVZ ,_, said_VVD he_PPHS1 is_VBZ attempting_VVG to_TO persuade_VVI several_DA2 companies_NN2 to_TO set_VVI up_RP shop_NN1 in_II Babcock_NP1 Ranch_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 is_VBZ targeting_VVG solar_JJ panel_NN1 manufacturers_NN2 ,_, lithium-ion_JJ battery_NN1 makers_NN2 and_CC other_JJ clean-energy_JJ companies_NN2 ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 'd_VM like_VVI Babcock_NP1 Ranch_NN1 to_TO be_VBI the_AT seed_NN1 ,_, where_CS we_PPIS2 could_VM really_RR start_VVI the_AT R_ZZ1 &D;_NULL ..._... and_CC have_VH0 other_JJ companies_NN2 come_VV0 in_RP and_CC expand_VV0 on_II that_DD1 ,_, "_" Kitson_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
Back_NN1 on_II the_AT ranch_NN1 Florida_NP1 Power_NN1 &;_NULL Light_NN1 aims_VVZ to_TO break_VVI ground_NN1 on_II the_AT more_DAR than_CSN $350_NNU million_NNO solar_JJ PV_NN1 project_NN1 as_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 this_DD1 year_NNT1 ,_, pending_II regulatory_JJ approval_NN1 ._. 
The_AT 75-megawatt_JJ generator_NN1 would_VM be_VBI the_AT largest_JJT of_IO its_APPGE kind_NN1 in_II the_AT world_NN1 and_CC supply_VV0 surplus_JJ electricity_NN1 to_II the_AT grid_NN1 ,_, noted_VVD Eric_NP1 Silagy_NP1 ,_, FP_NP1 &'s;_NULL chief_JJ development_NN1 officer_NN1 ._. 
The_AT utility_NN1 plans_VVZ to_TO raise_VVI electricity_NN1 costs_VVZ to_TO pay_VVI for_IF the_AT project_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 noted_VVD ._. 
The_AT typical_JJ residential_JJ customer_NN1 would_VM see_VVI his_APPGE power_NN1 bill_NN1 go_VV0 up_RP by_II about_RG 20_MC cents_NNU2 a_AT1 month_NNT1 ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 're_VBR looking_VVG forward_RL to_II breaking_VVG ground_NN1 on_II this_DD1 project_NN1 as_RG soon_RR as_CSA possible_JJ ,_, getting_VVG the_AT legislative_JJ and_CC regulatory_JJ support_NN1 to_TO move_VVI it_PPH1 forward_RL ,_, bringing_VVG more_DAR jobs_NN2 to_II southwest_ND1 Florida_NP1 and_CC showcasing_NN1 the_AT cleantech_NN1 corridor_NN1 ,_, "_" Silagy_NP1 added_VVD ._. 
Construction_NN1 crews_NN2 plan_VV0 to_TO break_VVI ground_NN1 on_II Babcock_NP1 Ranch_NN1 's_GE infrastructure_NN1 next_MD year_NNT1 and_CC begin_VV0 building_NN1 homes_NN2 and_CC offices_NN2 in_II 2011_MC ,_, Kitson_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
The_AT entire_JJ city_NN1 would_VM be_VBI certified_VVN by_II the_AT nonprofit_JJ Florida_NP1 Green_JJ Building_NN1 Coalition_NN1 ._. 
Homes_NN2 and_CC offices_NN2 would_VM be_VBI able_JK to_TO tap_VVI into_II a_AT1 high-capacity_JJ digital_JJ pipeline_NN1 and_CC use_VV0 "_" smart_JJ grid_NN1 "_" meters_NN2 to_TO adjust_VVI their_APPGE energy_NN1 use_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 study_NN1 conducted_VVN by_II the_AT economic_JJ research_NN1 firm_NN1 Fishkind_NN1 &;_NULL Associates_VVZ Inc._JJ for_IF Kitson_NP1 projects_VVZ that_CST Babcock_NP1 Ranch_NN1 would_VM generate_VVI 20,000_MC permanent_JJ jobs_NN2 in_II technology_NN1 ,_, retail_JJ ,_, education_NN1 ,_, construction_NN1 and_CC other_JJ sectors_NN2 over_RG 20_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
Past_JJ promises_NN2 of_IO economically_RR and_CC environmentally_RR sustainable_JJ development_NN1 ,_, however_RR ,_, have_VH0 earned_VVN other_JJ Florida_NP1 developers_NN2 ample_JJ skepticism_NN1 from_II conservationists_NN2 ._. 
Debating_VVG 'Destiny'_NN1 Even_RR before_II the_AT economic_JJ crisis_NN1 ,_, water_NN1 was_VBDZ beginning_VVG to_TO govern_VVI growth_NN1 in_II Florida_NP1 ._. 
Six_MC million_NNO South_ND1 Florida_NP1 residents_NN2 get_VV0 their_APPGE water_NN1 from_II the_AT Biscayne_NP1 Aquifer_VV0 that_CST underlies_VVZ Everglades_NP2 National_JJ Park_NN1 and_CC parts_NN2 of_IO four_MC counties_NN2 in_II southeast_ND1 Florida_NP1 ._. 
Drawing_VVG down_RP the_AT aquifer_NN1 too_RG much_DA1 could_VM divert_VVI water_NN1 from_II the_AT southern_JJ Everglades_NP2 and_CC invite_VV0 saltwater_JJR intrusion_NN1 ,_, warn_VV0 state_NN1 regulators_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS have_VH0 rejected_VVN several_DA2 permits_NN2 on_II such_DA grounds_NN2 ._. 
In_II late_JJ 2007_MC ,_, developer_NN1 Anthony_NP1 Pugliese_NN III_MC announced_VVD plans_NN2 to_TO build_VVI the_AT town_NN1 of_IO "_" Destiny_NN1 ,_, "_" about_RG an_AT1 hour_NNT1 's_GE drive_NN1 southeast_ND1 of_IO Orlando_NP1 ._. 
The_AT city_NN1 would_VM rise_VVI from_II a_AT1 41,000-acre_FO patch_NN1 of_IO Osceola_NP1 County_NN1 known_VVN as_II Yeehaw_NP1 Junction_NN1 ._. 
Pugliese_NN1 initially_RR planned_VVN to_TO conserve_VVI 60_MC percent_NNU of_IO the_AT site_NN1 as_CSA open_JJ space_NN1 and_CC turn_VV0 the_AT remainder_NN1 of_IO the_AT land_NN1 into_II a_AT1 city_NN1 for_IF 250,000_MC residents_NN2 ._. 
"_" Right_RR now_RT ,_, our_APPGE property_NN1 is_VBZ in_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO nowhere_RL ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ really_RR going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI in_II the_AT center_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 all_DB ,_, "_" the_AT project_NN1 's_GE marketing_NN1 director_NN1 said_VVD then_RT ._. 
Representatives_NN2 of_IO Pugliese_JJ Co._NN1 ,_, who_PNQS did_VDD not_XX return_VVI phone_NN1 calls_NN2 seeking_VVG comment_NN1 ,_, have_VH0 angered_VVN some_DD conservation_JJ groups_NN2 who_PNQS would_VM like_VVI more_DAR input_NN1 over_II which_DDQ land_NN1 is_VBZ conserved_VVN ._. 
The_AT project_NN1 would_VM sit_VVI within_II the_AT Kissimmee_NP1 River_NNL1 Basin_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ drains_NN2 into_II Lake_NNL1 Okeechobee_NP1 ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 started_VVD out_RP looking_VVG very_RG attractive_JJ to_II us_PPIO2 ,_, "_" Audubon_NP1 's_GE Lee_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" But_CCB the_AT difficult_JJ situation_NN1 now_RT is_VBZ that_CST the_AT development_NN1 is_VBZ looking_VVG more_RRR and_CC more_RRR like_II a_AT1 convention_NN1 thing_NN1 rather_II21 than_II22 its_APPGE initial_JJ innovative_JJ promise_NN1 ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 always_RR had_VHD the_AT challenge_NN1 of_IO justifying_VVG itself_PPX1 of_IO not_XX just_RR being_VBG a_AT1 bedroom_NN1 community_NN1 in_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO nowhere_RL ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 added_VVD ._. 
"_" You_PPY need_VV0 a_AT1 commercial_JJ center_NN1 for_IF that_DD1 ._. "_" 
Pattison_NN1 of_IO 1,000_MC Friends_NN2 of_IO Florida_NP1 also_RR worries_VVZ whether_CSW the_AT project_NN1 will_VM be_VBI economically_RR sustainable_JJ ._. 
Since_CS its_APPGE initial_JJ announcement_NN1 ,_, Pugliese_JJ Co._NN1 has_VHZ unveiled_VVN plans_NN2 to_TO build_VVI an_AT1 "_" energy_NN1 farm_NN1 ,_, "_" which_DDQ would_VM grow_VVI sweet_JJ sorghum_NN1 ,_, jatropha_NN1 and_CC other_JJ potential_JJ biofuel_NN1 feedstocks_NN2 ._. 
The_AT development_NN1 company_NN1 has_VHZ also_RR announced_VVN plans_NN2 for_IF a_AT1 6,000-square-foot_FO fueling_VVG station_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ would_VM have_VHI conventional_JJ and_CC biofuels_NN2 ,_, along_II21 with_II22 a_AT1 charging_JJ station_NN1 for_IF electric_JJ vehicles_NN2 ._. 
Destiny_NN1 's_GE developer_NN1 has_VHZ vowed_VVN that_CST the_AT city_NN1 will_VM attract_VVI scientists_NN2 ,_, engineers_NN2 and_CC other_JJ "_" cleantech_NN1 innovators_NN2 ._. "_" 
"_" As_CSA in_II many_DA2 places_NN2 ,_, the_AT challenge_NN1 is_VBZ whether_CSW it_PPH1 ends_VVZ up_RP as_CSA it_PPH1 's_VBZ planned_VVN initially_RR ,_, "_" Pattison_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" People_NN will_VM be_VBI interested_JJ to_TO see_VVI how_RRQ it_PPH1 actually_RR develops_VVZ ._. "_" 
