| No Name Key | |
| Nickname: | --> |
| Pushpin Map: | Florida#Caribbean |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | No Name Key |
| Coordinates: | 24.6926°N -81.326°W |
| Location: | Gulf of Mexico |
| Archipelago: | Florida Keys |
| Waterbody: | Florida Straits |
| Country Admin Divisions Title: | State |
| Country Admin Divisions: | Florida |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | County |
| Country Admin Divisions 1: | Monroe |
No Name Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys in the United States.[1] It is 3miles from US 1 and sparsely populated, with only 43 homes. It is only about 1140acres [2] in comparison to its larger neighbor, Big Pine Key, which lies about half a mile (800 m) to its west. It is accessible by a concrete bridge from Big Pine Key and was the terminus of a car ferry that existed before the present Overseas Highway was built on the remains of Flagler's Overseas Railroad.[3]
No Name Key was known for not being connected to the commercial power grid, for a local county ordinance prohibited this. Residents mostly used a combination of solar energy and diesel or gas generators.[4]
This prohibition of commercial electricity sparked a lawsuit between Monroe County and the No Name Key property owners. In May 2013, the Florida Public Service Commission exercised its jurisdiction over public utilities and issued Order PSC-13-0207-PAA-EM declaring the residents had a right to commercial electrical power. A week later, the circuit court issued a writ of mandamus ordering the county to issue the permits necessary to connect the residential homes to the commercial electric grid.
On May 29, 2013, the decades-long battle over electricity ended as the residents began connecting to the commercial electric grid.[4]
Native fauna of No Name Key include the endangered Key deer.[3] [5]