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Solar-powered US Town Suffers Little Damage from Hurricane Ian

Babcock Ranch1 in southwest Florida is the first solar-powered town in the U.S. Its power comes from nearly 700,000 solar panels that supply electricity to more than 2,000 homes and other buildings, including a health center and schools.

The town is special in another way. It had almost no damage from hurricane Ian, which hit the area on September 28 with winds over 160 kilometers per hour. By comparison, the storm destroyed many parts of Fort Meyers, about 50 kilometers away.

Babcock Ranch was built on a higher elevation2 to be above the storm surge. The buildings were built to withstand hurricane-force winds. All power lines from the solar panels are underground, and the streets are designed to control huge amounts of water.

Because of these measures, Shannon Treece and her family are among the 4,600 residents who decided3 not to leave town before the storm hit.

"It was a little scary," she said of being in a hurricane for the first time. "We couldn't see anything since we had blocked all the windows with storm shutters4, but we could hear debris5 hitting the house. I am glad our house held up."

Syd Kitson is the founder6 of the planned community. He wanted to build an environmentally friendly energy-saving city. His dream became a reality in 2018.

When building the town, "we spent a lot of time making sure Babcock Ranch was storm ready," Kitson said.

"I believe deeply in respecting the environment and wanted to prove that you could build this new city and work hand-in-hand with the environment," said Kitson. He is the chief of the property company Kitson & Partners. "Our water management system is based around natural floodways. We also have 7,000 hectares we are preserving."

The preserve protects natural habitats, beautiful landforms and water resources.

The plan for the town is to grow into a much larger city. The developers want to build thousands of additional homes, which would increase the population to 50,000 residents.

"I hope we are setting a good example for others to follow as we continue to protect the natural environment at the same time," Kitson said.

Words in This Story

solar panel –n. a flat piece of equipment that uses the sun's light to create electricity

surge –n. a large wave of water

withstand –v. to not be harmed by or not affected7 by something

shutters –n. (pl.) two covers for windows that close like a door

debris –n. the pieces that are left after something has been destroyed

habitat –n. a kind of place where plants and animals naturally grow and live


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1 ranch dAUzk     
n.大牧场,大农场
参考例句:
  • He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。
  • The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。
2 elevation bqsxH     
n.高度;海拔;高地;上升;提高
参考例句:
  • The house is at an elevation of 2,000 metres.那幢房子位于海拔两千米的高处。
  • His elevation to the position of General Manager was announced yesterday.昨天宣布他晋升总经理职位。
3 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
4 shutters 74d48a88b636ca064333022eb3458e1f     
百叶窗( shutter的名词复数 ); (照相机的)快门
参考例句:
  • The shop-front is fitted with rolling shutters. 那商店的店门装有卷门。
  • The shutters thumped the wall in the wind. 在风中百叶窗砰砰地碰在墙上。
5 debris debris     
n.瓦砾堆,废墟,碎片
参考例句:
  • After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
  • Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上,导致蛀牙。
6 Founder wigxF     
n.创始者,缔造者
参考例句:
  • He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
  • According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说,罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
7 affected TzUzg0     
adj.不自然的,假装的
参考例句:
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

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