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Originally Posted by Namath12
I'm not from Florida and haven't heard of it, so this is just based on a few minutes research. But...
vote NO
"Consumers for Smart Solar" is a misleading name. It's funded by the utilities and outside anti-environmental groups including the Koch brothers.
The thing this bill apparently is going to kill is net metering. That's a common target for anti-solar legislation. Net metering is really crucial for solar. It allows a customer to get credit for the extra energy they produce. You get credit during the day when you produce more than you use and use that up at night (or w/e, but that's the general picture). It also seems to make it possible for the utilities to charge much higher rates for what they do sell to people who install solar. Also it seems to make some financing arrangements difficult where you buy the power from the solar equipment from a third party.
Sierra Club says: NO
Solar Energy Industries Association says: NO