Years of gridlock on renewable energy in the state Capitol could be easing as a bill moves through the Florida Senate that would grant tax breaks and other incentives for alternative power production.
The bill is perhaps even more notable for what it doesn’t include: the potential for power companies to raise rates.
The bill is perhaps even more notable for what it doesn’t include: the potential for power companies to raise rates.
The legislation unanimously passed its second Senate test, the Agriculture Committee, on Monday. The success so far has left renewable energy supporters hopeful of more progress.
“It’s a modest bill but it still moves the issue along” after years of inaction, said Susan Glickman, of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, after the Senate Agriculture Committee’s favorable vote.
