Koch Group Spends Half Million Opposing Solar Energy

[eridani]

http://www.nationofchange.org/2015/11/13/koch-group-spends-half-million-opposing-solar-energy/

Consumers for Smart Solar, the group promoting an anti-home-solar constitutional amendment in Florida, has collected half a million dollars from the 60 Plus Association, a group that has itself received at least $34 million since 2010 from organizations financially backed by the Koch brothers.

Unlike most states, Florida does not allow homeowners to enter into contracts for the no-upfront-cost installation of solar on their homes. In other states, this freedom has contributed to the dramatic 80% increase in home solar installations across the US in 2014, and seen large financial investments from corporations like Google.

Rival constitutional amendments are being proposed for the Florida ballot in 2016.

One of these would allow homeowners increased rights to install solar energy; that one is backed by consumer and environmental organizations.

The other—confusingly named Consumers for Smart Solar since it is actually about limiting consumer access to solar—is backed by the Koch-funded groups and the electricity utilities, and it would amend the Florida constitution to protect the fossil fuel industry monopoly in the state.

The utilities have also provided significant funds to Consumers for Smart Solar, providing nearly $1.9 million since July from Duke Energy, Florida Power and Light Company, Gulf Power Company, Tampa Electric Company, and Powersouth Energy Cooperative.

[Demeter]

1. That's just evil, and stupid

If the evil and stupid don't want solar, they don't have to do anything. But they have no right to deprive the smart and good people from saving the planet.

[Recoverin_Republican]

2. staggering stupidity!!!