It's one thing hearing about it...but it's another to see it.

Tuesday morning, Gainesville Renewable Energy broke ground on the Biomass Plant...and gave our cameras a glimpse of the progress so far.

Since March, over 200 workers have put in more than 115 thousand hours.

The project cost five hundred million dollars...and according to officials, will power over 70 thousand homes with home-grown renewable energy.

Officials say 1,100 jobs will be created once the Biomass Facility is complete by 2013.