Florida’s warm climate, 1,200 miles of coastline, and natural beauty make the Sunshine State a fine home and a popular travel destination, but one that is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change — from sea-level rise, to higher temperatures and stronger storm surges – that are already being felt in local communities. These risks and available opportunities demand that the state move towards a clean energy economy. While the Sunshine State is starting to tap into its vast solar energy potential – as the state’s utilities scale up development of large-scale solar projects, and rooftop solar continues to be adopted by families and businesses, there remains enormous opportunity to accelerate solar development, energy efficiency, and electric vehicle adoption in order to move to a cleaner, lower cost, lower risk energy future.
Florida Efficiency Hearing Recap - Time to Evolve on Setting Goals
The hearing established that Florida is the only state that uses archaic methodologies in setting energy efficiency goals. No wonder we are almost at the bottom of state rankings on capturing energy…
Congressman Crist and local elected officials take a spin in an EV at Driving on Sunshine electric vehicle roadshow event
This blog was written by Kelsey Grentzer, former Florida Communications Coordinator at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, in partnership with the City of St. Petersburg,…
Florida must go all-in on electric buses! DEP releases fuzzy draft plan for Volkswagen Settlement
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) just released a Draft Beneficiary Mitigation Plan for the Volkswagen Settlement funds that aims to reduce emissions of NOx, particulate matter, and hazardous air pollutants.…