In order to build a new house on the property, petitioners were required to obtain a constructionpermit from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (department).
"Exelon remains committed to Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One and expects to receive the initial loan advance upon resolution of the construction-permit issue, " said Exelon spokesman Paul Elsberg.
Other lawsuits regarding the legailty of a so-called partial installation permit to prepare the land for construction have all been shot down by higher courts.
Over 17 years it has built seven plants (five others are in construction) nationwide and has become quite nimble at navigating the permit process. (It's easier to get approvals if you're a private company than if you're a public utility.) In 2004 LS filed a proposal to build a 1, 600-megawatt, supercritical pulverized-coal plant in White Pine.