SolarButterfly Visits Babcock Ranch
The SolarButterfly, a 30-foot, solar-powered, self-sustainable residential vehicle, visited Babcock Ranch—also known as America’s first solar-powered town, on it’s 4-year global tour to show the world that there are solutions against Global Warming. Read more about their visit in this Gulfshore Business article.
Babcock High students 3D print prosthetic limbs
FOX 4 Now visited Babcock High School to learn more about their Design Labs project to 3D print and assemble several parts needed to make prosthetic limbs for those in need. For a group of ninth and tenth graders at Babcock High School, the first day of school this year was like taking a first […]
Babcock Ranch featured in New York Times article on solar power
Not every energy-resilient community is classified as a microgrid. Babcock Ranch, a development about 15 miles northeast of Fort Myers, Fla., calls itself the nation’s first solar-powered town. Babcock Ranch has an 870-acre solar farm to power the community, including two solar array systems totaling 150 megawatts of capacity, a transmission substation (with another being […]
Babcock Ranch featured on Action News Jacksonville
Action News Jax Anchor Tenikka Hughes visited Babcock Ranch and spoke to Syd Kitson to learn how innovation here could help make homes safer when severe weather hits the Jacksonville area. WATCH THE FULL SEGMENT HERE.
Babcock Ranch’s Lake Timber Lodge renovations enhance resident connections
BABCOCK RANCH, Fla. (April 6, 2023) – Kitson & Partners has completed renovations at Babcock Ranch’s first recreational amenity building and unveiled a new name – Lake Timber Lodge, a rustic waterfront clubhouse with a swimming pool and gathering spaces for events, meetings and activities for residents. Renovations added poolside cabanas and a new screened […]
Babcock Ranch featured on The Weather Channel
Syd Kitson joined The Weather Channel’s Alex Wilson and Lynette Charles to discuss Babcock Ranch and its resilience in light of the upcoming hurricane season. Syd shared Babcock’s unique approach to storm preparation and commitment to being a resilient community in the face of hurricanes and climate challenges. Watch the full segment here.
Babcock Ranch featured on NFL Total Access
‘NFL Green’ was launched in 1993 to help reduce the environmental impact of the league’s major events. But change can also be made one individual at a time. This Earth Day we celebrate NFL legend Syd Kitson who is turning land in Florida into America’s first solar city run completely on renewable energy. Watch the […]
Featured In Gulfshore Life: Southwest Florida’s Defenders of the Gulf
Amy Wicks, Civil Engineer, Babcock Ranch Amy Wicks had just graduated with a civil engineering degree from Indiana’s Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and made the trek to the Sunshine State when her new boss at Johnson Engineering dropped an assignment on her desk. “Don’t mess it up,” he said. It was 2006, and the assignment […]
Home Sales Surpass 3,000 as Babcock Ranch Kicks Off a Milestone Year
Babcock Ranch is experiencing another banner year in 2023, surpassing over 3,000 homes sold just as it introduces new neighborhoods, builders, amenities and a second retail center. Ranked the nation’s No. 5 best-selling master-planned community in 2022, Babcock Ranch is America’s first solar-powered town developed with the philosophy that respect for the natural environment, smart […]
Babcock Ranch lauded as a Game Changer in prestigious 2023 Edison Awards
Babcock Ranch’s resilient design earned the sustainable new Southwest Florida town top honors in the internationally recognized Edison Awards ceremony in Fort Myers on April 20. The Game Changer designation honored Babcock Ranch for its groundbreaking innovation in the resilient design category. The Edison Awards, named after American inventor Thomas Alva Edison, not only recognizes […]
