Tag: Consumers for Smart Solar
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Jim RosicaNovember 9, 2015
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The lawyer for the group behind one of two proposed constitutional amendments on solar power Monday told a panel of state economists he expected the initiative would have “no fiscal impact” if passed. Attorney Neal McAliley of the White & Case law firm, representing Consumers for Smart Solar, spoke before the Financial Impact Estimating Conference on Monday. McAliley told […]

Jim RosicaNovember 9, 2015
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A panel of state economists on Monday will go over the financial impact of one of two proposed constitutional amendments on solar power. The Financial Impact Estimating Conference will meet at 9 a.m. to take public comment on the amendment sponsored by Consumers for Smart Solar, a utility-backed coalition. That initiative so far has reported 139,560 of the 683,149 valid […]

Jim RosicaOctober 22, 2015
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A proposed constitutional amendment that would allow Floridians to generate and sell their own solar power passes legal muster, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The court’s purview was limited to whether the language embraces one subject and uses “clear and unambiguous language” in the ballot summary. The majority said yes on both counts. Justices Ricky Polston, however, disagreed on […]

Jim RosicaOctober 15, 2015
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The second of two competing proposed constitutional amendments on solar-generated electricity has garnered enough signatures for state Supreme Court review. The utility-backed Consumers for Smart Solar, which is behind what it calls the “Smart Solar Amendment,” announced Thursday it had “surpassed the goal of 68,314 verified petitions” needed for review. An initiative needs 683,149 signatures to get […]

Mitch PerryOctober 6, 2015
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Floridians for Solar Choice, one of two groups fighting to put a constitutional amendment proposal regarding solar power on the 2016 ballot, received an endorsement Tuesday from the Florida Wildlife Federation, the statewide organization working to protect the Sunshine State’s wildlife for nearly 80 years. “The Florida Wildlife Federation Board of Directors recently voted to support […]

Jim RosicaOctober 6, 2015
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The ad war between the two competing solar amendments flared up Tuesday with the release of a new commercial slamming one of the initiatives for creating a “shady solar tax.” Two groups are competing for votes for a proposed constitutional amendment: The utility-backed Consumers for Smart Solar and Floridians for Solar Choice, aligned with a coalition of […]

Ryan RaySeptember 29, 2015
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According to a new poll released Tuesday morning by the Florida Chamber Political Institute, likely Florida voters’ attitudes on proposed constitutional changes continued to take shape, with support for pro-business group’s “counter-amendment” to environmentalists’ solar energy ballot language gaining steam. When it comes to Floridians for Solar Choice‘s ballot language to limit or prevent barriers […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 10, 2015
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Supporters of a proposed ballot initiative aimed at allowing individuals and businesses to own or lease solar equipment to generate their own electricity announced Thursday morning that they have collected their first 100,000 signed petitions. Advocates for the measure, calling themselves Consumers for Smart Solar, issued a statement saying that they are well on their way […]


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