Floridians for Solar Choice

A diverse coalition of Floridians fighting to create and protect good solar policy in the Sunshine State.

[Floridians for Solar Choice @flsolarchoice]

In the Free State of Florida everyone should have access to harvest the Sun ☀️ and sell #solarenergy to their neighbors. No one owns the #Sunshine in the #SunshineState

[Floridians for Solar Choice @flsolarchoice]

Renewable energy supplied 21.02% of the United States’ total electrical generation in 2021, coming in 5% ahead of forecasts made by the nation’s energy information agency. Solar was the nation’s fastest-growing energy source, rising 25.23% over 2020. ☀️
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[Floridians for Solar Choice @flsolarchoice]

Support is growing for our coalition to launch a statewide effort to protect Floridians’ right to generate, collect, and sell solar power. #EnergyFreedom #SolarChoice
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[Southern Alliance for Clean Energy @cleanenergyorg]

LIVE: A Senate Committee is currently discussing and will vote on SB 1024 that if passed, would gut Florida's rooftop solar industry. This follows a protest with hundreds of solar supporters at the Capitol to #SaveSolarFL. #solarchoice

WATCH ➡️ https://t.co/4bTQWdh7qH

[Floridians for Solar Choice @flsolarchoice]

Solar brings value to communities. #solarchoice

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[Floridians for Solar Choice @flsolarchoice]

"Current levels of solar installation in the United States remain well below what’s possible."

Let's change that and embrace the power of the sun!
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[Floridians for Solar Choice @flsolarchoice]

Freedom means No one owns the sun 🌞 https://t.co/RXoOMq39xK

[Floridians for Solar Choice @flsolarchoice]

Stephen Smith, @sas_cleanenergy

"We believe nobody owns the sunshine in the free state of Florida," Smith said. "And people ought to be able to have the right to sell power to everybody they want to."

[Floridians for Solar Choice @flsolarchoice]

"We are absolutely exploring and taking a solid look at the ballot amendment in the state of Florida," committee Chair Tory Perfetti said Friday. 2014 energy ballot proposal gets another look with new donation-@bruceritchie PoliticoPro

[Floridians for Solar Choice @flsolarchoice]

Gov. Ron DeSantis' call for a "free state of Florida" should include lifting restrictions on the sale of energy as proposed by the ballot measure.

[Floridians for Solar Choice @flsolarchoice]

Competition, markets, customer choice the basics for free enterprise in the #SunshineState No one owns the ☀️ in the Free State of #Florida

[Floridians for Solar Choice @flsolarchoice]

The large size of houses of worship presents a shining opportunity: space for solar panels! By installing them, they can generate their own electricity. Instead of receiving power from the grid, they'll get it from the sun and can store power for later. ➡️ https://t.co/QqWFViAaqR

[Floridians for Solar Choice @flsolarchoice]

Here's a bit of sunshine to bring to your NYE conversations: 90% of Americans support expanding solar power. In fact, solar leads the renewable energy sources that have “Dolly Parton–level approval numbers that cut across parties and cohorts.” https://t.co/0pUMyY86rc

[Floridians for Solar Choice @flsolarchoice]

Sign up for updates and ways to take action as we enter this fight to protect solar choice in the Sunshine State. ➡️ https://t.co/eXCBi1kuez

[Stephen A Smith, DVM @sas_cleanenergy]

Well it looks like @FPL_Newsroom has decided it wants to destroy customer owned #solar power in the #SunshineState. Never underestimate the arrogance of Monopoly decision making when unchecked both by captured regulators and “pay to play”politics. Arrogance has consequences.

[Stephen A Smith, DVM @sas_cleanenergy]

Well it looks like @FPL_Newsroom has decided it wants to destroy customer owned #solar power in the #SunshineState. Never underestimate the arrogance of Monopoly decision making when unchecked both by captured regulators and “pay to play”politics. Arrogance has consequences.

[Floridians for Solar Choice @flsolarchoice]

A new study demonstrates how economically important the solar energy industry is to Florida, finding more than 40,000 Florida jobs are supported by the rooftop solar industry. The Sunshine State's rooftop solar industry is the fourth largest in the nation.
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[Floridians for Solar Choice @flsolarchoice]

Common misconceptions about residential, or rooftop, solar panels are that they're either prohibitively expensive or that there are programs offering them at no cost. Neither is fully accurate, but there are solar options for everyone.
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[Floridians for Solar Choice @flsolarchoice]

Incentivizing homeowners to install smaller capacity rooftop solar panels with battery backup would provide some protection against blackouts after extreme weather events, while also helping meet the nation's carbon reduction goals. #SolarChoice
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[Floridians for Solar Choice @flsolarchoice]

"The new build-out will add 16 million solar panels across 50 sites, on top of the roughly 3 gigawatts of solar power FPL has already deployed. It’s part of a major expansion that’s pushed the state from 10th in the country for solar in 2016 to fourth place in 2021."

[Southern Alliance for Clean Energy @cleanenergyorg]

Last week the @floridapsc voted to approve FPL's proposal to build 3.5GW of solar over the next five years.

As solar prices drop, "utilities have really been stepping up their investment in clean energy,” @GeorgeCavros, SACE attorney. Via @CanaryMediaInc
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[Floridians for Solar Choice @flsolarchoice]

"Florida’s biggest industry is tourism. But one wonders, who is going to visit Disney or our world famous beaches when we have extreme heat and heavy rainfall. Other pillars of Florida’s economy like agriculture, real estate, and construction are also impacted by climate change."

[Southern Alliance for Clean Energy @cleanenergyorg]

As Walt Disney World celebrates its 50th anniversary, there is no doubt that the wonderful world of Disney has had, and continues to have, an enormous impact on Florida's economy and environment, writes Florida native, Susan Glickman (@FLcleanenergy).
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