The Koch brothers say solar energy will flop; Georgia says they're wrong
He'd heard the accusations before, in another time and place.
Support solar energy, and you will support higher electric bills. Less reliability. More tax subsidies and unwanted government interference.
This is what the critics said in Georgia in 2013, and they're saying it again in Florida today.
"Total foolishness," Georgia Public Service Commissioner Bubba McDonald said Wednesday. "We have no state subsidies, and there has been no upward pressure on rates. If anything, it's held down the cost of fuel.
"They can come down to Florida and blow all the smoke they want, but don't you believe it. I initiated this in 2013, and I had no problem getting through a primary and general election in 2014. What does that tell you about how solar energy is working in Georgia?"
Consider this an early warning shot in a solar energy battle that may soon take center stage around here.
Governors and lawmakers in Florida have been so deep in the pockets of power companies, they have allowed the Sunshine State to lag behind a dozen others in the use of solar energy.
That's why a group called Floridians for Solar Choice is working to have a constitutional amendment placed on the 2016 ballot that would effectively eliminate an arcane state law that forbids anyone other than a utility company to sell energy.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/energy/romano-the-koch-brothers-say-solar-energy-will-flop-georgia-says-theyre/2221949
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Who wouldn't want to save some green with solar? The Koch Brothers! Cuz they don't own the sun!
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