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Phil AmmannAugust 5, 2015

Consumers for Smart Solar — the bipartisan coalition of business and civic leaders— received three significant endorsements in its campaign to put a solar energy amendment on Florida’s 2016 ballot. In a joint announcement Tuesday, the Florida Council for Safe Communities, National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) and the Partnership for Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) […]

Phil AmmannJuly 30, 2015

Seniors in the “oldest state in the nation” have joined a growing chorus of voices behind the consumer-friendly smart solar amendment to Florida’s Constitution. 60 Plus Association, a major senior advocacy group with chapters in Florida and Alabama, announced on Thursday its endorsement of the Smart Solar Amendment, an initiative seeking inclusion on Florida’s 2016 November […]

Mitch PerryJuly 28, 2015

The group who has been working all year to get a constitutional amendment on the ballot in Florida next year allowing citizens more access to solar power, Floridians for Solar Choice, received some bad news today. According to a new Mason-Dixon poll, their measure is losing, 45 percent to 30 percent, with 25 percent undecided. Adding insult to injury […]

Phil AmmannJuly 15, 2015

Consumers for Smart Solar — a bipartisan coalition of business, civic and faith leaders — launched a campaign Wednesday to place its new Smart Solar Amendment on the 2016 General Election ballot. The Smart Solar Amendment is what supporters call a “consumer-friendly alternative” to a similar amendment proposed by Floridians for Solar Choice. Although both […]

Three influential groups announce support for Smart Solar Amendment

Major senior organization lines up behind Florida’s Smart Solar Amendment

New solar power amendment in Florida up in poll, another one down

Consumers for Smart Solar launches “consumer-friendly” solar ballot initiative for 2016