Babcock Ranch featured in Business Insider

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As Hurricane Ian battered Florida and left millions without power last week, one forward-thinking community managed to keep the lights on. Babcock Ranch, a planned community of roughly 2,000 that bills itself as “America’s first solar-powered town,” skated through the storm without power loss or significant damage, CNN reported. A spokesperson for Babcock Ranch confirmed that residents didn’t […]

Babcock Ranch featured on NPR’s All Things Considered

BABCOCK RANCH, Fla. — Like many others in Southwest Florida, Mark Wilkerson seemingly gambled his life by choosing to shelter at home rather than evacuate when Hurricane Ian crashed ashore last week as a Category 4 storm. But it wasn’t just luck that saved Wilkerson and his wife, Rhonda, or prevented damage to their well-appointed […]

Babcock Ranch featured on BNN Bloomberg

Syd Kitson, chairman and CEO of Kitson & Partners, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss how Florida community Babcock Ranch successfully endured Hurricane Ian nearly unscathed. Kitson says that instead of fighting nature, Babcock Ranch works with nature – using native plants and natural watercourses as sustainable methods of combating the storm. He also discusses keeping […]

WPTV West Palm Beach features Babcock Ranch

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WPTV West Palm Beach spotlights Babcock Ranch: How America’s first solar-powered town weathered Hurricane Ian. Read the full story and watch the segment here.

Babcock Ranch featured on CNN’s New Day

CNN’s Bill Weir reports from a solar-powered Florida town that endured Hurricane Ian with no loss of power and minimal damage. Watch here.

Babcock Ranch featured on 60 Minutes

While hard-hit Fort Myers, Florida, continues its recovery from Hurricane Ian, some hope can be found 12 miles to the northeast at the planned community of Babcock Ranch. That’s where Syd Kitson and his partners built an environmentally friendly, fully sustainable town that they hoped would be hurricane proof. Kitson, an eco-conscious developer and former […]