Sunshine State lags on solar power, doubles down on natural gas VERO BEACH —The irony is rich. The Sunshine State taps the sun for less than half a percent of its electricity while making two-thirds with natural gas — a fuel that Florida must pipe in from other states. Some see it as risky gambit. … Continue reading Sunshine State lags on solar power, doubles down on natural gas
New Florida muni solar program cuts NEM rates, includes battery storage incentives The Jacksonville Electric Authority Board of Directors last week approved a wide-ranging plan aimed at increasing clean energy options, but also trims the retail net metering rate for new customers. The utility’s plan will add 250 MW of utility-scale solar to its system, … Continue reading New #Florida muni solar program cuts #NEM rates, includes battery storage incentives
Florida regulators vote to end Duke Energy nuclear power fee That is essentially the deal Duke Energy customers will get after the Florida Public Service Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to accept a settlement from Duke regarding its Levy County nuclear site. It ends the controversial payments that customers were being forced to make to pay … Continue reading #Florida regulators vote to end #Duke_Energy nuclear power fee
Florida Regulators OK Duke’s Solar Plans Under Settlement Agreement Duke Energy Florida has received approval from the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) to move forward with its settlement agreement that the utility says will pave the way to a smarter energy future for Florida customers. The company also received approval for its fuel, capacity, energy … Continue reading Florida Regulators OK #Duke ’s Solar Plans Under Settlement Agreement
Florida Utility’s New Solar Program Is A Mixed Bag Earlier this week, the Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) board approved a new solar package that was put together by its staff on a very tight timeline despite a months-long stakeholder process. JEA is the largest municipal utility in Florida with about 450,000 customers. Here’s what we … Continue reading Florida Utility’s New Solar Program Is A Mixed Bag
JEA eyes major solar expansion amid thorny debate JEA is set to unveil a sweeping solar-power program Tuesday that would dramatically increase the utility’s investment in solar panels and at the same time change how it provides incentives to residents to adopt rooftop-solar technology, a thorny issue utility executives have tried to navigate for more … Continue reading #JEA eyes major solar expansion amid thorny debate
Solar In The Sunshine State: Tampa Electric Commits To 600 MW Under Rate Settlement Tampa Electric, an investor-owned electric utility in Florida, has reached a rate settlement agreement with various parties to significantly expand the company’s use of solar power and provide rate certainty to customers. During the next four years, Tampa Electric plans to … Continue reading Solar In The Sunshine State: #Tampa_Electric Commits To 600 MW Under Rate Settlement
Power Is Back on in Florida, but Utilities Still Under Fire TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — After a massive restoration effort, most of Florida has power 10 days after Hurricane Irma knocked out electricity to nearly two-thirds of the state, mostly because of improvements made to the power grid since Hurricane Wilma 12 years ago. But … Continue reading Power Is Back on in #Florida, but Utilities Still Under Fire
Utilities face barrage of questions as power returns to Tampa Bay They have many questions about the strength of local power utilities’ infrastructure and failing communication systems that forced angry residents to report the same outages multiple times before getting help. Much of residents’ ire during and after the storm was directed at Duke Energy, … Continue reading Utilities face barrage of questions as power returns to #Tampa_Bay #Irma
Duke Energy Nixes Nuclear, Will Amp Up Solar Power Plants In Florida Nuclear power in the US took another hit last week, as Duke Energy announced it is abandoning plans for the Levy Nuclear Project and will build more solar power plants within the state of Florida instead. It is also taking other measures to … Continue reading #Duke_Energy Nixes Nuclear, Will Amp Up Solar Power Plants In Florida
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