http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-solar0507dec05,0,3223425.story?track=rssThe Orange County Convention Center's massive rooftop will soon shoulder the largest solar project in the Southeast.
County officials approved a $7.3 million plan Tuesday to blanket the roof of the nation's second-largest convention center with panels that can turn sunshine into energy, without producing pollution.
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However, not everyone is buying into big solar-power projects.
Some say solar is more of a "feel-good" solution that now competes poorly against conventional energy sources and the promise of nuclear power.
"Wind and solar power are just pomp and circumstance," said Jay Lehr, science director at
The Heartland Institute, a Chicago nonprofit research center.
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