Press Mention Tampabays10.com September 24, 2008
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Pushing Alternative Energy
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The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy launched a TV commercial campaign in Florida urging energy regulators and companies to adopt more aggressive deadlines and standards for alternative energy development, particularly wind and solar. Executive Director Stephen Smith emphasized that renewable technologies are home-grown Florida resources that avoid costly fuel imports and the cost overruns seen in nuclear power plants. Florida's Public Service Commission is drafting recommendations for alternative energy implementation due to the legislature by February 2009.
These are all technologies here in Florida that are home grown resources that keeps money in Florida, we don't have to pay fuel costs from importing coal and importing natural gas, importing uranium, and we don't have these massive costs over-runs that we are already seeing in nuclear power plants
Stephen A. Smith
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Pushing Alternative Energy
Posted by Brittany Benner ■ 8 days ago
Tallahassee, Florida -- Environmentalists want energy regulators to set more aggressive deadlines, regulations and standards for companies to develop alternative energy.
Florida's Southern Alliance for Clean Energy is launching a new campaign--through a series of TV commercials--that encourages companies to push alternative energy source development such as wind and solar.
"These are all technologies here in Florida that are home grown resources that keeps money in Florida, we don't have to pay fuel costs from importing coal and importing natural gas, importing uranium, and we don't have these massive costs over-runs that we are already seeing in nuclear power plants," said Stephen Smith, Executive Director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE.)
Florida's Public Service Commission is currently drafting their recommendations for alternative energy development and implementation. Those recommendations are due to Florida's legislature by February 2009. Some of the commission's concern with enforcing strict guidelines for alternative energy is that it often requires a costly initial investment and that cost would likely be passed onto the consumer.
Brittany Benner, Tampa Bay's 10 News