My homestate, Florida, is the 3rd largest energy user in the Country. Largely focused on tourism, agriculture and air conditioners, energy consumption per capita is probably the highest in the nation. I use over 3,000kWh per month on average thanks to my A/C running 12-18 hours per day. I have solar but I also have an EV but overall the adoption of both in Florida is essentially non-existent. But the war on solar is now public, CEO of FPL is now out with a tour on the supposed “cost-shift” caused by solar on homes. Instead the solar plants, he says, should be large scale (but only owned by the investor owned utilities). This will not play out well but we shall see.
- St Augustine Record: Eric Silagy, CEO of FPL, shares thoughts on solar power, emissions compliance
- PV-Magazine: New York State plans for solar on 150,000 homes and businesses by 2020
- Rocky Mountain Institute: Report Release – The Economics of Battery Energy Storage
- Breaking Energy: NREL Report Shows Big Potential For The Future Of Shared Solar
- Greentech Media: How Georgia Power’s Solar Service Could Foster a New Utility Business Model
- Solar Industry Magazine: Conergy’s Move In Solar Asset Ownership Reflects Broader Search For Recurring Revenue
- New York Times: As British Solar Industry Loses Subsidies, Big U.S. Backer Pulls Back
- Athens Herald: Solar electric generation growing in Georgia, but not nearly fast enough, advocates say
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Have a great day!
Yann