Transcript Who is for the Solar Amendment? - Florida League of Women Voters

BALLOT TITLE: Limits or Prevents Barriers to
Local Solar Energy Supply
Presently, Florida is
one of four states that
prohibits anyone but a
utility from selling
electricity.
Allows individuals or investors to install solar panels
and sell the electricity to the nearby consumers.
1. Attract investment
to Florida
2. Create jobs
3. Reduce costs through
competition
4. Reduce carbon usage and
reduce global warming
MANY FLORIDA NEWSPAPERS
OFFICIALLY SUPPORT SOLAR
CHOICE
Palm Beach Post
Groups that favor property rights:
• Republican Liberty Caucus of
Florida
• Libertarian Party of Florida
• The Tea Party Network
• Conservatives for Energy
Freedom
Groups that favor economic
development:
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Florida Retail Federation
Florida Solar Energy Industries
Association (FlaSEIA)
Florida Restaurant & Lodging
Association
The Florida Renewable Energy
Association (FREA)
Groups that favor environmental protection:
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
Evangelical Environmental Network
Sierra Club
Greenpeace USA
Physicians for Social Responsibility, FL
Florida League of Women Voters
Florida Chamber of
Commerce
Florida League of Cities
Florida Power & Light
Duke Energy
Gulf Power
UTILITY COMPANY TACTICS
AGAINST SOLAR CHOICE
Phase I
Polling research and early development (Done)
Phase II
Legal: Ballot language and legal review (Done)
Phase II
Announcement of Amendment (Done)
Phase IV
Meeting Supreme Court threshold (Done)
Phase V
Supreme Court Approved (October 2015)
Phase V
2016)
Ballot Threshold Certification Deadline (February, 1
Phase VII
2016)
Pre-election campaign development (February – July
Phase VIII
Campaign to Vote (August – November 2016)
Over 200,000 petitions
have been gathered.
A total of 683,149 petitions
are needed to get the Solar
Amendment on the ballot
Solar Choice: www.FLsolarchoice.org
Division of Elections: dos.elections.myflorida.com
(type in “amendments” in the search bar)
Florida Supreme Court: jweb.flcourts.org
(click on cases then case number SC-15-780)
Contact Alvin Peters, Florida LWV Solar
Initiative Director: [email protected]
1. Sign the petition.
2. Take five or more petitions, get them
signed and return them to your
distribution point or mail them to the
address on the petition.
3. Like
https://www.facebook.com/flsolarchoice
4. Spread the Word- Email, tweet
5. Volunteer.