Florida is the leader in the Southeast for solar, but the state’s utilities need to do more to help the U.S. achieve 100% clean energy

It’s not hard to understand why solar energy has become an increasingly larger part of Florida’s energy mix. It’s abundant, it’s clean, and the cost of solar technology has dropped 64 to 82 percent in a decade.

Plus, tapping this resource means new jobs, lots of them. The most recent Solar Jobs Census found that Florida has over 11,000 solar jobs and that figure could quadruple if Congress enacts a 100% clean electricity standard (CES) by 2035.

By powering more of our electrical grid with solar energy, we can also reduce dangerous greenhouse gases and other air pollution from fossil energy, reducing the impacts from climate change.

Read the full article at https://www.theinvadingsea.com/2021/07/05/florida-is-the-leader-in-the-southeast-for-solar-but-the-states-utilities-need-to-do-more-to-help-the-u-s-achieve-100-clean-energy/amp/