INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The county's landscape has changed over the past 20 years, with new developments and hospitals. Former citrus groves have been transformed into solar-energy farms.

Oslo Road interchange on I-95 will be a catalyst for development in southern Indian River County. ... already is designated on future land-use maps as industrial.

Approximately 98,000 Indian River County residents are FPL customers. ... & Light Co. wants to expand its energy operations here by building a nearly 75-megawatt solar farm on former citrus land.