More On Feed-In-Tariff…Let’s Not Waste Our Sunshine And Surface Area Here In Florida And USA
If you are in favor of renewable/CLEAN energy, please sign the petition page showing support for FIT/CLEAN Program at http://sunisthefuture.net/?page_id=1065 Thank you.
If you are concerned about energy security and independence, clean environment, and climate change…are in favor of renewable/solar energy, job creations, and economic prosperity for state of Florida and USA…then check out http://sunisthefuture.net for information, by typing in various topics in the search box at right side of the web site, on: Feed-In-Tariff, Solar Incentive, Solar Cars, Solar Plane, Solar High Speed Trains, Solar Shingles, Solar Hot Water Heater, BIPV, Solar Cells, etc. Please pay special attention to Feed-In-Tariff/CLEAN Programs for there is a series of 16+ episodes of discussions on Feed-In-Tariff, an incentive program that allows individual home owners, small businesses, organizations to sell the power they produce to the power company .
Talk to your friends, family, neighbors, and legislators about Feed-In-Tariff/CLEAN programs and help us to make the transition into renewable/solar energy age in the coming century. I was talking to a lady from Denmark at the Y the other day and she commented that she was surprised how little solar activities there are in Florida rooftops compared to Denmark. For those of you who aren’t sure where Denmark is exactly, it is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe, definitely with a lot less sunshine and insolation than what we have here in Florida. Then the natural thing is to ask, why is this happening? INCENTIVE, or lack thereof ! We need incentive for individual home owners, small businesses, organizations such as schools, Y’s, hospitals, etc. with rooftops and surface areas, that would provide us with sufficient economic incentive to move into the renewable age. Here is an example (in the next video, with data provided by World Future Council) of another country, Germany, with far less sunshine and insolation than we have here in Florida, but with the help of Feed-In-Tariff (key features listed below):
- Gives RE (renewable energy) priority access to the grid
- Obliges grid operators to purchase electricity from RES
- Sets the price for RE electricity for fixed periods
- Sets no limit to amount of RE feeding into the grid4
Feed-In-Tariffs have been so successful in Germany and many other countries because of the long term planning security it provides by having 12-20 year contracts ( this is crucial to investors);it gives technology-specific incentives (this is crucial for driving new technologies into the market);it adapts to technological development (this fosters innovation).
Germany was able to create more than a quarter million jobs in renewable energy sector in less than five years, economic impact of new industry development with total turnover from renewable energy sources of approximately 25 billion Euros in 2007, and saved about 150 tons of CO2 emissions…all due to the help of Feed-In-Tariff. Most importantly, Feed-In-Tariffs have made Germany the world leader in solar power. Another important lesson to take away from the presentation of World Future Council video clip is the fact that majority (more than 80% in Germany & or 90% in Florida) of the market share is from residential rather than the utility scaled facility (about 10%). That means we, the individuals, will have far more combined impact on the industry and would benefit from the industry of renewable energy via Feed-In-Tariff. Please allow me to show you this clip right now:
My fellow Floridians and residents of USA, I know that Feed-In-Tariff (FIT) may not be easy to understand, so I implore you to carefully view all discussions on this topic (Feed-In-Tariff) at http://sunisthefuture.net by typing Feed-In-Tariff in the search box and listen to those people from different parts of the world who have implemented or benefited from this policy. Our neighbors in Gainesville, FL, can attest to the economic prosperity FIT had brought them. Why shouldn’t we all benefit from our generous sunshine?! Then talk and write to your friends, family, neighbors, and your state legislators about introducing this policy so your local communities may prosper. We need and want more jobs and more small businesses to thrive and pave our way into the renewable energy age. It is time…we cannot afford to sit idly by and be left behind. Individually, we may not have millions of dollars to spend on lobbying for this policy, but I believe that our combined strength will enable us to achieve what is necessary to push this through. After all, we here in USA, historically have a track record of doing what had been impossible. In response to Rachel and other readers of Sun Is The Future who want me to write more: if I put up a petition page, will you all be willing to sign the petition in showing your support for Feed-In-Tariff ? Please keep checking back for future petition page(s). In the meantime, Facebook, Tweet, or chirp your friends/relatives/family/neighbors/state legislators about Feed-In-Tariff. I would also like to introduce you all to several organizations and web sites , listed below:
http://www.allianceforrenewableenergy.org/
http://www.floridaallianceforrenewableenergy.org/
T O G E T H E R W E C A N ！！！
sunisthefuture-Susan Sun Nunamaker，sunisthefuture@gmail.com
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