Local Clean Power: FLORIDA

Florida has the potential to generate an additional 40,000 GWh of electricity from renewable resources by the mid-term (through 2025), which would represent approximately 20 percent of current electricity sales. The document identifies biomass and solar PV as the primary contributors to this potential and argues that while renewable and conventional power options have comparable total costs for new generation, renewables offer superior performance regarding water use, air quality, and climate impacts. To achieve these goals, the document recommends establishing a renewable electricity standard (RES) with a target of 20 percent by 2020, providing financial incentives for third-party production, and improving grid infrastructure and permitting processes.

• Florida possesses the capacity to produce an additional 40,000 GWh of electricity from renewable energy resources by the mid-term (through 2025), a volume that would equal roughly 20 percent of the state's current electricity sales.
• The mid-term renewable power generation potential is dominated by solar PV (21,534 GWh) and biomass (17,721 GWh), while low-impact hydro (918 GWh) and onshore wind (86 GWh) contribute significantly less.
• Renewable energy resources are comparable to conventional power options in terms of total costs for new generation, but they provide advantages in air quality, water use, and climate impacts.
• The document outlines several policy priorities to advance clean power, including the implementation of a renewable electricity standard (RES) with a target of 20 percent renewable electricity by 2020, the provision of tax credits and low-interest loans for third-party production, and the development of net metering rules and advanced 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} }