Instead of installing more EV chargers, Florida DOT dreams of flying cars
“It's a complete misappropriation of these funds. This just shows how of touch their decision-making is.”
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PSC opens hearings on Florida Power & Light's latest rate increase proposal
The Florida PSC began technical hearings on FPL's proposed rate increase, which has been negotiated down from $9.8 billion to $6.903 billion over four years. SACE was among key stakeholder groups that reached an agreement with…
Florida has installed the second most solar power capacity in the country in 2024
“The technology price points are actually in the money compared to other generation technology, so it's actually more cost effective to build a solar plus storage for a large utility than it is to build any other generation unit, when you look at the lifetime cost and the cost to get it up and get it operational quickly”
Florida fails to ask for federal funds to help poor people buy solar panels
“It appeared to me to be a failure of Florida leadership”
Amid record heat, Florida agencies give EPA climate change rules a cold shoulder
“the very agency that's supposed to protect us is putting us further in harm's way”
Report: FL leads clean-energy growth in Southeast, but power industry must do more
“The reason that we have several times referenced the Real Zero proposal is that SACE has for a number of years constantly pointed out to utilities across the board that their ambition for investing in using the sun's power as the most elegant way, the cleanest way, and now the most cost-effective way to deliver electrons should be much more significant in their portfolio”
Critics in FL condemn U.S. Supreme Court ruling that hinders action on climate
“Florida's economy and our very lives are at risk with heat stress, disease-carrying insects, rising sea levels, infrastructure damage, as well as diminished agricultural productivity. Insurance rates are skyrocketing with more extreme weather. Electric bills are through the roof because Florida utilities largely fuel power plants with out-of-state methane gas. These are impacts of a warming climate and it will only get worse.”
Rooftop solar fans cry foul when their testimony is cut short
“I just want to address that myth that rooftop-solar use raises bills on customers. What primarily drives bills up is investments in assets like power plants. … Those costs are driving up bills right now to customers in south Florida and former Gulf customers in the Panhandle, spiking the fuel portion of their bill by 24 percent.”
Talk of putting wind turbines off Florida is little more than a lot of hot air
“That moratorium goes into effect in 2022 and lasts for 10 years”
Carmakers’ new designs make electric vehicles green and sexy as Biden pushes for EV infrastructure
“We forget how much government support went into starting up every disruptive technology that ever existed”
Rick Scott now acknowledges climate change, but still won’t do anything about it
“Rick Scott may have changed his tune on climate change, but his actions show he hasn't had a change of heart”
Duke Energy gets green light on solar plans
“It will additionally expand access to solar for local governments, schools, low-income families, and local businesses. Moreover, the program's 750 megawatts of clean, renewable solar power will provide cleaner air to local communities. Given Florida's current regulatory structure, this innovative solar program is a pathway to a cleaner energy future.”
Critics aim to reshape utilities rule they say negates energy-saving goals, keeps bills high
Environmental and public-interest groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, are opposing a Florida Public Service Commission draft rule on energy-savings goals, arguing it perpetuates outdated practices that keep Florida near last in state rankings…
Trump’s sneering at solar is stupid in the Sunshine State
“Florida is getting better, but it's also just getting started”
In isolation: Time to reflect on a cleaner, more energy efficient world
“This pandemic has thrust the importance of science and the important of science-based public policy front and center. For years, we've been tracking climate change. The parallels are so, so, so vivid.”