CleanTechnica » Florida http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Florida “Gutting” Energy Efficiency Goals, Terminating Solar Power Rebates http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/30/florida-gutting-energy-efficiency-goals-terminating-solar-power-rebates/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/30/florida-gutting-energy-efficiency-goals-terminating-solar-power-rebates/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2014 11:00:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75653 Florida’s state regulators have approved the previously put forward proposals to completely gut the state’s energy efficiency goals and to end its solar rebate programs by the end of 2015, according to recent reports. The approval means that the state’s major, investor-owned utility companies have more or less gotten exactly what they wanted — energy

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/30/florida-gutting-energy-efficiency-goals-terminating-solar-power-rebates/feed/ 69 Movers in the Spread of California’s PACE programs http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/26/movers-in-the-spread-of-californias-pace-programs/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/26/movers-in-the-spread-of-californias-pace-programs/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2014 19:29:38 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75473 The origins and growth of property tax assessed clean energy - PACE programs - within California and the first company to start-up in another state

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/26/movers-in-the-spread-of-californias-pace-programs/feed/ 1 Floridians Who Want Solar: Kick Rick Scott Out http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/04/floridians-want-solar-kick-rick-scott/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/04/floridians-want-solar-kick-rick-scott/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2014 18:00:16 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74478 Solar Love. At a time when solar power in the United States has grown by leaps and bounds, the Republican governor of Florida, Rick Scott, has done nothing to support the industry. The “Sunshine State,” with more solar potential than all but a couple of other states, ranks 18th for installed solar power capacity. Furthermore, while

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/04/floridians-want-solar-kick-rick-scott/feed/ 16 SolarCity Launches 1st Public Offering of Solar Bonds In USA — Clean Money From Clean Power http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/15/solarcity-launches-1st-public-offering-solar-bonds-usa-clean-money-clean-power/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/15/solarcity-launches-1st-public-offering-solar-bonds-usa-clean-money-clean-power/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2014 20:03:45 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73494 If you think MyPower is awesome, you are in for a bigger treat. SolarCity, which is currently the largest provider of solar power systems in the United States (more than 1 in every 3 new systems), has opened the gates to the public to generate clean money through its solar bonds. SolarCity would be issuing $200 million in solar bonds to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/15/solarcity-launches-1st-public-offering-solar-bonds-usa-clean-money-clean-power/feed/ 6 Solar Energy News Buffet http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/26/solar-energy-news-buffet/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/26/solar-energy-news-buffet/#comments Sat, 26 Jul 2014 10:00:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69875 As noted in an article yesterday, I’ve been very busy in the past month (well, months…) moving into a new home and following the birth of a sweet little cleantech lover. Inevitably, “roundup articles” of important or interesting cleantech news we didn’t cover dropped off as a result. With a big backlog of stories I wanted to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/26/solar-energy-news-buffet/feed/ 5 Florida County Goes To Court Over “Acid Fracking” Near Everglades http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/08/florida-county-goes-court-acid-fracking-near-everglades/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/08/florida-county-goes-court-acid-fracking-near-everglades/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2014 15:30:45 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69195 Fracking is simply not natural. It is, in fact, taking the “natural’ out of this idea of natural gas. And clear water is no longer free. Florida has a precarious vulnerability with the state’s water, waterways, and shores. In Florida, pollution in and destruction of the Everglades are some of the largest environmental problems. Even

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/08/florida-county-goes-court-acid-fracking-near-everglades/feed/ 16 Florida Utilities Working To Crush Nascent Solar Industry http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/08/florida-utilities-working-crush-nascent-solar-industry/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/08/florida-utilities-working-crush-nascent-solar-industry/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2014 08:50:07 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69139 A coalition of Florida’s top electric utilities recently began grouping up with each other for the apparent intention of crushing the state’s still-nascent solar industry. To be more specific, the utilities have begun working to crush the work of the solar advocacy group Alliance for Solar Choice (TASC) — currently in the process of trying

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/08/florida-utilities-working-crush-nascent-solar-industry/feed/ 34 4 New Energy Maps Show A Lot About Renewables http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/30/new-energy-mapping-system-shows-lot-renewables/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/30/new-energy-mapping-system-shows-lot-renewables/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2014 09:20:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=68807 Climate Central  By Bobby Magill When the U.S. Energy Information Administration launched its new U.S. Energy Mapping System last fall and upgraded it for use on mobile devices in early June, it powered a system allowing anyone to visualize some of the reams of data the EIA compiles on all things energy-related in the country. That mapping system has a

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/30/new-energy-mapping-system-shows-lot-renewables/feed/ 6 Carbon Pollution Standards Can Save Americans $37.4 Billion http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/02/carbon-pollution-standards/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/02/carbon-pollution-standards/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2014 04:10:24 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67668 Originally published on the website of the Natural Resources Defense Council. Many key states will benefit from climate action: AR, CO, FL, IA, IL, MI, MO, MN, NC, NV, OH, PA, and VA The first-ever limits on carbon pollution from power plants can save American households and business customers $37.4 billion on their electric bills in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/02/carbon-pollution-standards/feed/ 2 Solar Panel Systems Installed on 100 Emergency Shelter Schools In Florida (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/24/solar-panel-systems-installed-100-emergency-shelter-schools-florida-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/24/solar-panel-systems-installed-100-emergency-shelter-schools-florida-video/#comments Sat, 24 May 2014 17:00:24 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67086 Originally published on Cost of Solar. Thanks to the work of the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), more than 100 emergency shelter schools (Enhanced Hurricane Protection Area) now have solar panel systems of 10 kW in capacity installed on them. The SunSmart E-Shelter Program, which has now added more than one MW of solar generating capacity

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/24/solar-panel-systems-installed-100-emergency-shelter-schools-florida-video/feed/ 1 White House Finally Gets Its Solar Panels… Again (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/09/white-house-finally-gets-solar-panels-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/09/white-house-finally-gets-solar-panels-video/#comments Fri, 09 May 2014 17:46:40 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66612 The White House video above doesn’t note that President Jimmy Carter put solar panels on the White House decades ago that were later removed by the Reagan administration, but I guess they didn’t want to get too political with that. It is nice that the Obama administration finally got solar panels installed on the White

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/09/white-house-finally-gets-solar-panels-video/feed/ 20 Google & SunPower Commit $250 Million To Residential Solar http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/24/google-sunpower-commit-250-million-residential-solar/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/24/google-sunpower-commit-250-million-residential-solar/#comments Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:30:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65838 Originally published on Planetsave. Internet and solar giants Google and SunPower announced a useful break for power customers (and a small climate change deterrent) yesterday by entering a $250 million partnership in clean US home energy for the future. A new fund ($100 million from Google and $150 million from SunPower) will help finance residential

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/24/google-sunpower-commit-250-million-residential-solar/feed/ 0 1st TalkSolar + CleanTechnica Podcast! (Tables Turned) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/19/1st-talksolar-cleantechnica-podcast-tables-turned/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/19/1st-talksolar-cleantechnica-podcast-tables-turned/#comments Sat, 19 Apr 2014 10:33:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65646 As announced the other day, TalkSolar and CleanTechnica have teamed up for TalkSolar’s second season. The first show was on Thursday (shows are broadcast live on Thursdays at noon EST / 9 am PST on BlogTalkRadio). Since it was the first show of the new partnership, we decided to launch with the interview tables turned. I

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/19/1st-talksolar-cleantechnica-podcast-tables-turned/feed/ 1 Wind Energy Policy Takes Important Step Forward US Senate http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/18/wind-energy-policy-changes-us-senate/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/18/wind-energy-policy-changes-us-senate/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2014 17:50:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65539 Originally published on Into the Wind. By Mary Kate Francis  Across the country, wind power supporters are thanking their legislators for taking an important step forward in the effort to extend the renewable energy Production Tax Credit (PTC). The Senate Finance Committee, whose members are listed below, approved a bill on Thursday, April 3, to extend

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/18/wind-energy-policy-changes-us-senate/feed/ 13 Solar Was #2 Source Of Power Plant Capacity Additions In 2013 (Charts) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/15/natural-gas-generated-50-power-plant-capacity-additions-2013/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/15/natural-gas-generated-50-power-plant-capacity-additions-2013/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2014 11:50:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65285 Originally published on Today in Energy. Natural gas-fired power plants accounted for just over 50% of new utility-scale generating capacity added in 2013. Solar provided nearly 22%, a jump up from less than 6% in 2012. Coal provided 11% and wind nearly 8%. Almost half of all capacity added in 2013 was located in California.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/15/natural-gas-generated-50-power-plant-capacity-additions-2013/feed/ 0 Tesla’s Business Leasing Options http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/14/teslas-business-leasing-options/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/14/teslas-business-leasing-options/#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2014 15:05:20 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65267 Originally published on Gas2. While the first Tesla taxi cabs and wine tour limos are already on the road, Tesla Motors has announced an official leasing option for business owners. Though Elon’s electric automaker once again posed some sketchy math to claim a $408 monthly payment, it’s still an important move in Tesla’s effort to dominate the auto market.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/14/teslas-business-leasing-options/feed/ 2 The Double Agent and the Gorilla, Part 3 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/08/double-agent-gorilla-part-3/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/08/double-agent-gorilla-part-3/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2014 11:50:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65061 Not long ago, I wrote about Clean Power Finance and its President and CEO Nat Kreamer. At the time, Kreamer — a former military man — appeared to be serving as a “double agent,” playing both sides of the monopoly utilities’ crusade against rooftop solar. Several months later, the double agent has shown his true

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/08/double-agent-gorilla-part-3/feed/ 3 Recargo Embarks On Record-Setting 12,000 Mile Electric Vehicle Journey Around US http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/01/recargo-inc-embarks-record-setting-12000-mile-electric-vehicle-journey-around-u-s/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/01/recargo-inc-embarks-record-setting-12000-mile-electric-vehicle-journey-around-u-s/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2014 08:09:31 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64724 By Recargo “Epic Electric American Road Trip” will travel the nation’s four corners without gasoline. Last week kicked off the record-setting Epic Electric American Road Trip, an 18-day, 12,000-mile, battery-powered journey sponsored by electric vehicle (EV) software and information services company Recargo Inc. The trip would mark the longest vehicle trip ever taken using 100% electric power,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/01/recargo-inc-embarks-record-setting-12000-mile-electric-vehicle-journey-around-u-s/feed/ 0 Energy Efficiency Creates 387% Return On Investment For US Southeast http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/03/energy-efficiency-creates-387-return-on-investment-for-us-southeast/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/03/energy-efficiency-creates-387-return-on-investment-for-us-southeast/#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2014 20:03:31 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63421 New analysis shows energy efficiency programs created a 387% return on investment and $78.3 million in total economic output across eight Southeastern US states from 2010-

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/03/energy-efficiency-creates-387-return-on-investment-for-us-southeast/feed/ 0 How Much Are Solar Panels? Wrong Question. Ask How Much Solar Panels Can Save You http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/03/much-can-solar-panels-save/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/03/much-can-solar-panels-save/#comments Mon, 03 Feb 2014 15:00:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=62094 Originally published on Cost Of Solar. OK, it’s true, How Much Are Solar Panels? can be a useful question. But, really, this question is largely of minimal importance today. Either through $0 down loans or 3rd-party-ownership models that let you lease a solar power system instead of buying one, most residents and businesses with a decent roof

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