A battle between clean energy and renewable energy is about to break out in the Legislature. ...more

April 3, 2009

A state Senate committee today approved a bill that would require Florida's electric utilities to get 20 percent of their power from "clean" energy, including nuclear and coal, by 2020. ...more

March 31, 2009

A battle between clean energy and renewable energy is about to ensue in the state Legislature. ...more

March 26, 2009

A battle between "clean" energy and "renewable" energy is about to ensue in the state Legislature. Sen. Lee Constantine, R-Altamonte Springs, has introduced Senate Bill 2490, a measure requiring that 20 percent of the power provided by Florida electric utilities be made with renewable resources such as wind and solar. Sen. Charlie Dean, R-Inverness, recently introduced an alternative measure, SB 2328, that would require utilities to get 20 percent of their power from "clean" energy sources, including nuclear, by 2020. ...more

March 25, 2009

Thirty-one states have one. Florida may be the next state to adopt a standard for generating electricity from renewable resources. ...more

March 22, 2009

Super Bowl Will Use Renewable Power Super Bowl XLIII and the five-day NFL Experience festival will be powered with electricity made from renewable resources in Florida, Tampa Electric Co. said Wednesday. ...more

December 18, 2008

Super Bowl XLIII will be powered with electricity made from renewable resources in Florida, Tampa Electric Co. said today. ...more

December 17, 2008

A day before the Tampa City Council planned to vote on a 25-year franchise agreement with Tampa Electric, community leaders urged the council to postpone its vote. ...more

December 4, 2008

A day before the Tampa City Council votes on a 25-year franchise agreement with Tampa Electric, community leaders urged the council to postpone its vote, saying the agreement should be changed to promote the use of renewable power. ...more

December 3, 2008

Early next year, Progress Energy Florida will begin studying the feasibility of producing power with a biofuel made from animal fat and vegetable oil. The biofuel, a proprietary formula owned by New Generation Biofuels Inc., will be tested in boilers at Progress Energy's Bartow power plant in St. Petersburg. Right now, the electric utility produces about 3 percent of its power from renewable resources. ...more

November 21, 2008