With two landslide victories under their belts, environmentalists say they are waiting to decide whether to revive a solar ballot initiative in 2018.
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy’s Stephen Smith says he’s waiting to see if Amendment 1’s crushing defeat on Tuesday brings the utility companies that sponsored it to the negotiating table during the next legislative session.
“Whether the utilities want to work together, or whether they want to continue to play hardball. And I think we’ve demonstrated we can play hardball with the best of them.”
Lawmakers still have to implement Amendment 4, a major solar energy tax cutting package that environmentalists supported and voters approved in August. If utility companies put up a fight, Smith says Floridians For Solar Choice will revive their 2015 solar power deregulation measure.
