Local Clean Power: FLORIDA

This fact sheet from the World Resources Institute outlines the renewable energy generation potential in Florida, comparing various power resources across economic and environmental metrics and proposing policy priorities to increase renewable electricity adoption.

• Florida has the potential to generate an additional 40,000 GWh of electricity from renewable energy resources, which would represent approximately 20 percent of current electricity sales.
• The renewable power generation potential is divided into near-term (through 2015) and mid-term (through 2025) projections. Near-term potential is 17,679 GWh, dominated by biomass (15,949 GWh), while mid-term potential rises to 40,260 GWh, driven largely by Solar PV (21,534 GWh) and biomass (17,721 GWh).
• While total costs for new generation are comparable between renewable and conventional power options, renewables provide benefits regarding climate impacts, air quality, and water use.
• The document identifies several policy priorities to advance clean power, including the establishment of a renewable electricity standard (RES) with a target of 20 percent renewable electricity by 2020, the provision of financial incentives like tax credits and low-interest loans, and the development of net metering rules and grid infrastructure.

APA

World Resources Institute (2009). Local Clean Power: FLORIDA. https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/pdf/southeast_local_clean_power_fl.pdf

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Local Clean Power: FLORIDA. 2009. https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/pdf/southeast_local_clean_power_fl.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitute2009local, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Local Clean Power: FLORIDA}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2009}, month = apr, url = {https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/pdf/southeast_local_clean_power_fl.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }