On July 1, 2022, legislation supporting the expansion of Floating Solar PV in Florida took effect. This new legislation, enacted in the 2022 Florida legislative session and approved by Governor DeSantis on April 27, 2022, defines the term “floating solar facility”, provides a basis for when and how floating solar facilities shall be permitted, and directs Florida’s Office of Energy to develop and submit recommendations to the Legislature by December 31, 2022, to provide a regulatory framework to private and public sector entities that implement floating solar facilities.
The full text can be found here in Chapter 2022-83, Section 163.32051 of the Florida Statutes.
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