Press Mention WMFE Orlando February 16, 2021
SACE Referenced
Clean Energy Advocates Call On State To Reform Efficiency Regulations
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Clean energy advocates, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, are calling on Florida to reform its electricity efficiency regulations, which have not been updated since the early 1990s. SACE argues that the outdated regulations result in consumers paying some of the highest electricity bills in the country and that no other state still uses them. The group has filed comments with the Florida Public Service Commission requesting several reforms, including reconsideration of efficiency measures that would pay for themselves within two years.
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Clean Energy Advocates Call On State To Reform Efficiency Regulations
By
Amy Green
Published February 17, 2021 at 10:30 AM EST
Orlando is among fewer than a dozen local governments across Florida to commit to 100 percent clean energy by 2050. Photo by Amy Green
Clean energy advocates are calling on the state to reform efficiency regulations for Florida's largest utilities.
The advocates say the regulations have not been updated since the early 1990s.
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy says Florida's efficiency regulations are so old no other state still uses them.
The group says the outdated regulations mean that consumers pay some of the highest electricity bills in the country.
In comments filed before the Florida Public Service Commission, the state agency overseeing utilities, the group calls for several changes.
Among the problems, the group says, is an arbitrary disregard for efficiency measures that would pay for themselves within two years.
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy wants another workshop on the potential reforms before the Florida Public Service Commission takes up the issue again, probably this summer.