The City of South Miami Mayor and Commission made history in
September 2017 by passing a law that requires residential solar power be
installed in certain circumstances and, in doing so, they provide residents the
promise of saving a significant amount of money while also helping protect our
environment.
The mayor and commissioners should be commended for their
vision and while I am proud that South Miami’s leaders took this important
step, the impact of the law being the first of its kind in Florida, and just
the fourth City in the U.S. with such a law, sends a powerful and important
message to the world.
Implementing this landmark law took tremendous vision and I
am deeply proud of the incredible support that the South Miami Commission and
staff offered through the entire process. Over the course of nearly a year and
a half of work it was clear that following one 5/0 vote after another in favor
of the law during the review process that the commission was committed to
lowering residents’ energy costs and for that they are to be commended.
