FLVCS member, Coty Keller’s, editorial, Solar Bill Bad for Economy and Energy (page 9), was published in the January – March 2022 issue of the Critical Times.
The Sunshine State ranks second from last (behind Alabama) in solar energy per capita. Florida Power and Light projects a mere 25 percent solar contribution by the end of the decade with less than 2% generated by rooftop solar. That figure falls short far of the 70-100% required to reach zero emission by the end of this decade in order to reduce the current economic and humanitarian crises from rising global temperatures…
The proposed bill (Senate Bill 1024, House Bill 741) would change all this. Excess rooftop solar power would no longer offset power used from the grid. Instead, excess power generated would only be credited at “avoided cost” (about 3 cents/kWh) each month instead of being available in future months to offset the use of electricity coming from the grid (priced about 12 cents/kWh). Utility companies would also add monthly fixed charges, access fees, or minimum bills as they see fit for solar customers.
If it becomes law, this bill will remove the primary financial incentive for homeowners to invest in rooftop solar. The industry will tank, and those 9,000 jobs (plus related businesses) will be lost….
Read the full editorial (page 9).