Staff ReportsOctober 17, 2019
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The projects were completed in Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, and Sarasota counties.
Tag: solar panels
Staff ReportsOctober 17, 2019
Drew WilsonMarch 13, 2019
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“This program will more than double the amount of community solar currently in the U.S.”
Drew WilsonJanuary 16, 2019
5min593
“Bottom line, this bold, innovative plan is the right thing to do.”
Staff ReportsMay 4, 2018
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What’s called “the largest municipal-backed solar project in the nation” was announced Friday by the Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA). In conjunction with 12 Florida municipal electric utilities and NextEra Florida Renewables, the large-scale solar energy project will “provide renewable energy for customers in the most cost-effective way,” a press release said. The project was announced […]
Drew WilsonApril 2, 2018
5min677
Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday that Chinese solar panel company JinkoSolar is building a “state-of-the-art” manufacturing facility in Jacksonville. JinkoSolar’s expansion into the Sunshine State is the result of a deal with utility giant NextEra Energy to supply millions of solar panels to the company over the next four years. NextEra Energy is the parent […]
Peter SchorschMarch 3, 2018
3min371
Utility company Florida Power & Light announced the sites of four solar power plants expected to be brought online by the middle of next year. The sites are in Columbia, Miami-Dade, St. Lucie and Volusia counties. Construction is slated to start later this year and will create about 200 jobs per plant, FPL said. “With […]
Phil AmmannOctober 11, 2016
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As solar energy expands across Florida, firefighters say uniform rules on the installation and maintenance of solar panels are necessary to keep first responders safe in case of emergencies at places producing solar energy. That’s why the Florida Professional Firefighters are the latest group supporting the constitutional amendment to promote solar energy production throughout the […]
Jim RosicaJanuary 11, 2016
2min309
Legislation that would exempt the value of solar-power and other “renewable energy” equipment from Floridians’ property tax bills was unanimously cleared by a Senate panel Monday. Part of the legislation (SB 172/SJR 170), sponsored by St. Petersburg Republican Jeff Brandes, would create a constitutional amendment required to enact the measure. It would have to be […]
Ryan RayNovember 3, 2015
2min189
A pair of bills to allow businesses to write off the costs of installing solar panels on commercial properties got the green light Tuesday from a Senate panel. “Occasionally a bill comes along both the Baptists and the bootleggers can agree on, and this is one of those proposals,” said St. Petersburg Sen. Jeff Brandes. The […]
Guest AuthorSeptember 30, 20157min307
Nowadays it is politically correct to be “green” – to say and do things that seem to minimize one’s impact on the environment and to preach to others to do the same. But I am tired of people who portray themselves as somehow better environmentally than others just because they follow the latest trend without […]