Florida Letter to support clean energy Tax Incentives

Help us extend the federal clean energy tax credits!

We are working with a broad coalition of businesses, environmental organizations and associations in Florida, as well as at the national level (NRDC, Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, etc) to generate consolidated support at the state level.

Send in your company/organization name so we may add it to the letter below calling for immediate extension of a package of federal clean energy tax incentives that are set to expire this year. The letter is addressed to Senator Martinez, who will cast one of the deciding votes in April when the Senate debates this legislation.

Letter to Senator

The deadline for sign-on is Friday March 28. The vote on the bill is expected in mid-April. Please call (407) 339-2010 or email Julie Kershner with Florida Solar Energy Industries Association with your company/organization name so it will be added to the letter.

To Sign-In please email:
Julie@flaseia.org
Florida Solar Energy Industries Association
www.flaseia.org

View Clean Energy Tax Incentive Fact Sheet. For more information or to keep updated on Solar Legislation please visit The Vote Solar Initiative.

Sincerely,

Dale A. Gulden, CEO

Please forward this letter to as many friends, family, employees or co-workers as possible. We hope you will join us in the effort to shape our Nation into the exemplary Renewable Energy leader we can and should be!

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Peace of Mind from the Sun

Recently, Up to 3 million people were affected by power outages across the state of Florida.

Investigators are still looking into what happened but it appears to short-circuit that caused a fire which interfered with 2 power distribution lines.

In an interview with the Sarasota Herald Tribune, a Solution Specialists for SolarDirect, Rex James, (Who was mis-quoted as being a Panel-Installer), said the outage is clear evidence that more residents need to get off the grid.

“It’s unreliable,” James said. “With solar you’re on an island, safe from the power outage.”

This is more and more true everyday. As the world expands our power grids struggle to keep up with the pace. Solar PV isn’t yet a realistic option for everyone but it’s becoming available to more and more people every day through these rebates, tax credits, incentives, net metering Renewable portfolio standards, evolving technologies etc. etc.

In the not-to-distant Solar looks bright, and that’s good for the planet, for us, and for our own futures. This black out comes as a serious reminder to those living in Florida with the constant threat of tropical activity potentially wreaking havoc on our power systems, Energy Independence is worth its weight in gol..err Silicon.

You can find Rex Jame’s Original (And much more informative) Letter here.

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It’s official, Florida Public Service Commission has Approved Net Metering

Florida Public Service Commission Approves Net Metering and Interconnection Rule

Tuesday March 4th 2008 Florida’s Public Service commission (PSC) has voted and approved net metering and expedited interconnection standards.

The rule was made to promote grid-tie and interconnected customers (Wind and Solar Electric power production) and reduce costs for those customers by allowing them to realize a faster payback and a better return on their investment into renewable energy technologies.

It further promotes renewable energy by expanding eligible systems from 10KW to a full 2MW and expanded the systems to include not only solar electric (Photo voltaic) but all renewable technologies.

“This rule is expected to increase the development of renewable generation in Florida, which will enhance fuel diversity and reliability,” said PSC Chairman Matthew M. Carter II. “Customer-owned renewable generation also effectively acts as a conservation measure by reducing the amount of electricity purchased from utilities.”

News Release: here.

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