Florida is known as the Sunshine State, but it ranks nowhere near the top when it comes to home solar systems.
A February article by Bloomberg Business says Florida is fifteenth in the country for those systems, trailing behind states like Texas and California.
The answer as to why Florida is not capitalizing on sunshine comes back to policy and cost. We’re joined by a panel of guests looking at solar power policies in Florida, how large state utilities are thinking about solar, and a coalition of people trying to get solar on the ballot.
Guests:
Eric Barton, Contributor to the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting
Reed Wilson, President of the FL Green Team and president Florida Solar Energy Industries Association
State Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg
Buck Martinez, Senior Director of Florida Power and Light’s Office of Clean Energy
Debbie Dooley, President of Conservatives for Energy Freedomhttp://energyfreedomusa.org/florida-solar-facts/
