LAKELAND, Fla. - Lakeland's utility company will be the first in the country to pilot a liquid nitrogen generation facility.

It's another way the company is ensuring its customers will always have power flowing to their homes.

Lakeland Electric's Socrum Substation off of US 98 N will soon be the site of a small liquid nitrogen generation facility.

Sitting on half-an-acre, it'll be able to generate 5-megawatts, which provides power to about 5,000 homes.

"To put that into perspective, traditional solar would need roughly 25 acres to make the exact same power build," said Mike Dammer, Emerging Technology Manager at Lakeland Electric.

Through the private provider, American Independent Power, the facility will utilize solar thermal energy and liquid nitrogen to create power 24/7.

"This

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