Challenging The Big Utilities’ Faux Solar Amendment

Earlier this week, Progress Florida joined Environment Florida and the Environmental Confederation of Southwest Florida in a legal challenge filed by Earthjustice to the so-called “Smart Solar” amendment backed by Florida’s big utilities.

Earlier this week, Progress Florida joined Environment Florida and the Environmental Confederation of Southwest Florida in a legal challenge filed by Earthjustice to the so-called “Smart Solar” amendment backed by Florida’s big utilities.

The legal brief argues that the Florida Supreme Court should reject the amendment’s language because it is misleading to voters. In short, if the Constitutional amendment passed, people who install rooftop solar could end up with higher utility bills than if they did not have solar. This utility-sponsored amendment pretends to be pro-solar but is actually a disguised attempt to derail rooftop solar in Florida. 

As David Guest of Earthjustice best put it, “This ballot initiative is so misleading it should never have been called the ‘Smart Solar’ amendment, it should be called the ‘Smart Ass’ amendment.”

Below find the legal brief filed with Florida Supreme Court:

Legal Brief In Opposition to Faux Solar Amendment