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Bruce RitchieJanuary 14, 2015

A leading supporter of a proposed solar energy amendment said Wednesday that backers will need $8 million to $10 million to fight utilities to get the measure passed. Floridians For Solar Choice Inc., a political committee created in December, announced its proposed amendment in 2016 that limits or prevents government and utilities from imposing barriers […]

Bruce RitchieJanuary 14, 2015

A leading supporter of a proposed solar energy amendment said Wednesday that backers will need $8 million to $10 million to fight utilities to get the measure passed. Floridians For Solar Choice Inc., a political committee created in December, announced its proposed amendment in 2016 that limits or prevents government and utilities from imposing barriers […]

Peter SchorschDecember 5, 2014

Florida may not be the No. 1 state when it comes to solar energy potential, but it’s surely higher than Alaska. Public Service Commission Chairman Art Graham said during a recent meeting that his office had done some digging into the issue of Florida’s solar potential. What he described as facts were misleading, in my […]

Daniel TilsonDecember 2, 2014

Gov. Rick Scott and his minions proved last week that they view middle-class Florida consumers as mostly slow-witted turkeys ready to be roasted to a crisp and gobbled up by corporate gluttons. While most of us were distracted by shopping, cooking, traveling and other Thanksgiving preparations, Scott’s hand-picked five-member Public Service Commission (PSC) voted to […]

Guest AuthorJuly 29, 2014

Among the country’s lower 48, Florida was a land of almost unequaled promise. Surrounded by navigable waters, the peninsula’s unique geography and pristine natural beauty beckoned all to visit and emigrate–and thrive. Mother Nature shined on the state, along with women like Marjory Stoneman Douglas (who saved the Everglades) and Barbara Capitman (who saved South […]

Tag: Solar power

Solar amendment backers say they’ll need $8-$10 million to fight utilities

Solar amendment backers say they'll need $8-$10 million to fight utilities

Bruce Ritchie: PSC chairman questions Florida’s solar potential but gets his facts askew

Daniel Tilson: Team Scott makes it a happy Thanksgiving for Florida energy monopolies

Stephen Goldstein: 17 sensible initiatives to make Florida world-class