Fellow Floridians, June 17, 2009
There has never been a better opportunity to show your support for job creation, energy independence and renewables. Florida Power & Light is increasing electricity rates and by law YOUR Florida Public Service Commission hears general statements from the public – YOU! Don't let this opportunity to show these hard working commissioners that we the people need a Feed In Tariff and a Renewable Portfolio Standard passed during the next legislative session. Your representatives are back home now reading the papers and listening to their constituents. Let your local media know that your group plans on attending the rally for job creation and renewable energy outside the doors of these public meetings so that we can be heard louder than the lobbyists in Tallahassee. FP&L is one of the greenest utilities in the country and has advanced renewables like no other and will continue to do so – as long as they are the only ones allowed to profit from it. Every electrician, plumber, roofer, youth group, school, place of worship, environmental group and concerned or unemployed citizen needs to attend. WE aren't AGAINST the rate increase – We are FOR small scale distributed generation of RENEWABLE ENERGY!
These service hearing dates and locations are:
Town | Date | Day | Time | Location |
Sarasota | June 19 | Friday | 11:00 a.m. | City Commission Chambers City Hall 1565 First St. |
Ft. Myers | June 19 | Friday | 6:00 p.m. | Lee County Public Ed. Center Boardroom 2855 Colonial Blvd. |
Daytona | June 23 | Tuesday | 4:00 p.m. | Daytona Beach City Commission Chambers 301 S. Ridgewood Ave. |
Melbourne | June 24 | Wednesday | 9:00 a.m. | Brevard County Government Center Commission Room, Bldg.C 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way |
West Palm Beach | June 24 | Wednesday | 4:00 p.m. | Palm Beach County Gov. Center, Jane Thompson Memorial Chambers 301 N. Olive Ave. |
Ft. Lauderdale | June 25 | Thursday | 9:00 a.m. | Broward County Main Library Auditorium 100 S. Andrews Ave. |
Miami | June 25 | Thursday | 4:00 p.m. | Miami Science Museum 3280 S. Miami Ave. |
- There are two important points to be made for those that respectfully appear before the Florida Public Service Commission. The Florida State Legislature receives recommendations concerning energy policy from the Public Service Commission to guide the government in passing laws. The meetings outlined above represent our single best chance of having our voices heard on:We are the "SUNSHINE STATE" yet we don't even qualify for the top ten list of solar friendly states! The top 10 solar-friendly states, then, are by latitude and attitude, mainly how much support there is among the citizenry, the available incentive and policy programs in place, and days of sunshiny weather. We got beat out by NM, CO, PA, MD, MA, CT, NJ, CA, OR, and MN. Yes, really, Minnesota!
http://solar.coolerplanet.com/Articles/top-10-solar-friendly-states.aspx
For those unfamiliar with the Feed In Tariff (FIT) or Renewable Energy Dividend, the FARE or Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy website has a lot of information and the You Tube videos linked below are an easy way to familiarize yourself with this policy that helped Germany become the leader in solar energy, create 250,000 GOOD jobs for plumbers, electricians, roofers, bankers, administrators, etc. Basically a FIT requires no taxpayer dollars and is a renewable energy law that obliges energy suppliers to buy electricity produced from renewable resources at a fixed price, usually over a fixed period - even from householders. These legal guarantees ensure investment security, and the support of all viable renewable energy technologies. The utility pays you for the cost of electricity your solar system produces PLUS a reasonable profit (5-7%). Supporters argue that the feed-in model, if implemented effectively around the world, would greatly assist the energy revolution that is so desperately required; through CO2 reduction, market creation and development, job creation and improved energy security. If a Feed In Tariff policy gets adopted by another state first (MI and even Canada are in this race and it is a race!!!!) then Florida runs the risk of all that investment capital and installers of these technologies fleeing the state to go where the Feed In Tariff policy is. Do you want all of those resources flying north when we desperately need our friends, neighbors and colleagues back to work?
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory study (http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy09osti/45549.pdf) proves that a Feed In Tariff is the quickest and most effective way to deploy renewable energy RAPIDLY and at the least cost to the ratepayer. The only thing stopping this job growth machine that works so effectively in Europe is politics. Plain and simple. The more people that attend, the louder our collective voice. Show up and be counted before it's too late for Florida. (one hour prior to the meeting so the commissioners will see you and your signs as they drive to the location)
- Florida is one of the last states to adopt a Renewable Portfolio Standard. Not only do we not have one, but during the last legislative session, nuclear was added to the standard that almost got passed. They had to change it to the "Clean Portfolio Standard" Click on the following link and look at all the other state that have RPS and notice that not one of them includes nuclear. There is much research material online to support this.
CARRY YOUR SIGNS AND BANNERS HIGH
RENEWABLE ENERGY JOBS NOW | FEED IN TARIFF | PASS A FEED IN TARIFF IN 2010 |
PASS RPS NOW | GET FLORIDIANS A FEED IN TARIFF | F.I.T.'S FOR THE PEOPLE |
SMALL SCALE RENEWABLES | A FEED IN TARIFF MEANS JOBS NOW | RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD NOT CPS |
WINDMILLS BY THE WATER | GIVE THE POWER TO PEOPLE | SOLAR ON EVERY ROOF |
BECAUSE WE LIVE IN THE SUNSHINE STATE | PSC CAN BE FLORIDAS HERO | FEED IN TARIFF FOR 2010 |
PASS A FIT BEFORE CANADA DOES | GEOTHERMAL TODAY | BIOMASS IS AN ANSWER |
PROFITS FOR SOLAR PRODUCTION | SOLAR FOR FARMS | MORE WIND FROM WINDMILLS – NOT LOBBYISTS |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boDsnZJtThY&feature=channel Why Solar is So Profitable in GRU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6Vy5MNa-Sc (Quick info on Renewable Energy Dividend or FIT)
No comments:
Post a Comment