SolarIntheSunshineState

Thewords“poten4al”and“untapped”arecommonlyusedwhendescribingthesolarmarketinFlorida.Ranked3rdinsolarpoten4albytheNa4onalRenewableEnergyLaboratory,Floridacon4nuestolagbehindtherestofthecountryininstalla4ons,fallingto14thplacena4onallyforinstalledsolarcapacity.Floridaisthe3rdmostpopulousstateinthecountrywithover9million energy customers, yet less than 1% of the state’s energy is currently coming fromsolar.TheSouthernAlliance forCleanEnergy (SACE) iscommiOedtochanging this sta4s4candworkstoensurethatallFloridianshaveaccesstoclean,sustainable,low-costenergy.

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By most measures, Florida is oneof the most important poli4calbaOlegroundstates,andthepolicybaOle over solar is no different.Coupled with the recent CleanPower Plan rollout and theongoing federal ITC extensionfight, the Sunshine State plays anabsolutely cri4cal part in thena4onal solar war. Florida has aunique opportunity to make ana4onal statement on behalf ofthe solar industry: “Wewill fight,and we will win.” As solar facesaOacks across the na4on, all eyesareontheSunshineState.Wecanwork together to make Florida aleaderincleanenergy!

Thirdpartyfinancingop4onshaveproventobeanimportantpartofthesolarequa4on.RecentresearchdonebyGreentechMedia,reportedthat72%ofallresiden4alsolarinstalledin2014wastheresultofwhatthesolarindustrycallsthethirdpartyownership.Thirdpartyownershipincludesleasemodelsaswellaspowerpurchasingagreements(PPAs).Thesolarindustryhasseenincrediblegrowthin15outofthelast16quarters,andthisgrowthislargelyaOributedtothisthirdpartyownershipop4on.TheFloridiansforSolarChoiceini4a4veisworkingtobringthatop4ontoFloridaresidentsandsolarcontractors.-Seemoreat:hOp://blog.cleanenergy.org/2015/09/01/solar-choice-in-the-florida-supreme-court/#sthash.bcPzMzwM.dpuf

Crea4ngSustainableJobs

Not only does solar energy provide clean andaffordable power, it creates local jobs that cannotbe outsourced. According to Na4onal RenewableEnergyLaboratory,increasedsolarinstalla4onsandgenera4onwouldleadtothousandsofnewFloridajobsandeconomicbenefitsofover$2billion.

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WhatisSACEDoing?There are four important issuesthatSACEfocusesoninFloridatoeffec4vely support and promotesolarintheSunshineState:1.  Net-MeteringPolicy2.  SolarTaxLaws3.  FinancingOp4ons4.  PublicOutreach&Advocacy

SACE accomplishes this workthrough a varied approach thatincludes involvement in bi-par4san coali4ons: Con4nuingeduca4on programs, publicoutreachefforts, direct advocacyworkwithelectedandappointedofficials, and collabora4on withmembers of the solar industry,trade associa4ons, public powercompanies, and investor-ownedu4li4es. SACE works to buildbridges and create fair solarpolicythatwill leadtosmartandsustainable solar developmentandgrowthintheSunshineState.

BasedontheNa4onalRenewableEnergyLaboratory'sJEDImodel,achievinga2%penetra4onrateofresiden4alandcommercialroooopsolarofFlorida'stotalelectricitysalescouldresultinthefollowingbenefits:Duringconstruc4on,cumula4vebenefitsinclude52,038jobs,withsalaryandbenefitstotaling$2.4billion,alongwith$6.8billionworthofgoodsandservicestootherindustries,households,andgovernments.Duringopera4on,cumula4vebenefitsinclude2,401jobs,with$149.5millioninsalaryandbenefits,and$229.1millionintotaloutput.

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