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Old 10-24-2016, 10:25 AM
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Florida Solar Energy Subsidies and Personal Solar Use Initiative, also known as Amendment 1,

A vote "for" Amendment 1 supports adding a section in the state constitution giving residents of Florida the right to own or lease solar energy equipment for personal use while also enacting constitutional protection for any state or local law ensuring that residents who do not produce solar energy can abstain from subsidizing its production.
A vote "against" Amendment 1 opposes constitutionalizing the right to own or lease solar equipment and the protection of laws preventing subsidization of solar energy, thereby, leaving the personal use of solar power protected as a right by state statute, and not by the constitution.

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As usual, the devil will be in the details. I'm in favor of any option that will not force me to pay for OTHER people's solar folly. When the technology improves and solar is economically feasible, I'll reconsider, but for now the average break even time on a full solar installation is something like 26 years.