A Poem for the Florida Commission: Deny the Utilities' Meager Goals
In Florida, land of the sun The utilities pulled a fast one. No efficiency tools Without swimming pools Low Income? You’ll end up with none. With the RIM test used as…
Public Shut Out of FPL Rate Increase Deal
The Florida Supreme Court ruled today that a deal struck between industrial users and the states biggest power company, FPL, and approved by the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC), could move forward. The…
SACE urges regulators not to dial back energy-savings goals in Florida
This coverage and Susan Glickman's opinion-editorial ran in the Orlando Sentinel on July 25, 2014 and can be viewed in its entirety here. Front Burner: Dial back energy-savings goals? Sparks flew in Tallahassee this…
Florida Utilities' Energy Efficiency Goals are Weak
Update: Click here to listen to an in-depth interview with SACE's Florida Director, Susan Glickman, about how Florida's giant private utility companies are pushing to cut back on their energy conservation programs this…
South Miami Mayor Goes Big on Solar and Bill Savings
This Guest Blog is courtesy of Philip Stoddard, Mayor of South Miami. I am trying to envision my first $7 electric bill from FPL. For years I’ve watched the prices drop on…
FPL a Leader on Solar Energy?
In a recent blog post, I questioned FPL’s leadership on solar power and the scale and design of a recently announced voluntary “community-based” solar program. In a response letter, the Company took offense…
FPL’s Solar Plan: It’s a Joke, But It’s Not Funny
I live and work in south Florida and have been a clean energy advocate for well over a decade. During that time, Florida’s families and businesses have overwhelmingly supported more solar power…
Florida's Big Power Companies: Influence or Coincidence?
A report released today by a non-profit watchdog group, Integrity Florida, concludes that hefty political contributions by the state’s biggest power companies and their army of lobbyists have helped advance the interest…
NRC May I? An explanation of the nuclear safety implications of 10 CFR 50.59 and its relevance to St. Lucie Unit 2
This blog post by Dave Lochbaum, director of the Nuclear Safety Project with the Union of Concerned Scientists, originally ran on March 4, 2014 in their All Things Nuclear: Insights on Science…
An Open Letter to Florida Power and Light: St. Lucie Unit 2 Nuclear Reactor
Dear Mr. Silagy, As the President of Florida’s largest utility, with monopoly control over a significant part of the state and over 4 million captive customers, I respectfully ask that you address…