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• Progress Energy Florida has issued a request for proposals for cost-effective renewable energy projects in an effort to avert the need for new power plants.
• The proposed projects must use one or more of the following energy sources: wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, ocean energy, hydropower, waste heat from a commercial or industrial manufacturing process, or hydrogen produced from sources other than fossil fuels.
• Progress will give preference to projects that are larger than 1 MW and all proposals must be for locations in Florida; the projects must be fully operational by June 1, 2018.

From the article:

Progress Energy Florida has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for cost-effective renewable energy projects that offset the need for new power plants.

Projects must utilize one or more of the following energy sources: wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, ocean energy, hydropower, waste heat from a commercial or industrial manufacturing process, or hydrogen produced from sources other than fossil fuels. ...