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The Florida Renewable Energy Producers Association (FREPA) is a 501 (c) 6, not-for profit organization, dedicated to advocating on behalf of all current and potential renewable energy producers with an interest in project development in Florida. FREPA’s main goal is to advocate for policy and fiscal incentives, a favorable regulatory environment, project funding, and programs that promote research and spur growth in the use of renewable energy sources in Florida. We provide current information about the energy industry, public policy and research relating to renewable energy in Florida and the nation.
Our membership is open to anyone with an interest and desire to have a voice in pursuit of our mission to diversify energy and fuel offerings in Florida. With a robust agricultural community and positive weather conditions, Florida is ideal to lead in renewable energy crop production for biofuels. This is also a great state for the production of solar energy, woody energy and other forms of biomass. Technologies continue to be refined and Florida is on the cutting edge with some of its current programs. We concur with Commissioner Charles Bronson, Florida Department of Agriculture, when he says “Florida could have 25 percent of its energy be from renewable sources by the year 2025.”
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EIG Biomass Contract Moves Forward. August 15, 2008. Southern California Edison asks California regulators for approval of a 20-year power purchase agreement with Imperial Valley Biopower, a unit of FREPA member Energy Integration Group. The utility would take all the output from a 20-megawatt biomass facility near the town of El Centro in California's Imperial Valley. Farm to Fuel Event Pushes Florida. August 1, 2008. Whether derived from sugar cane, switchgrass, algae, citrus peel or woody biomass, biofuels grown in the Sunshine State can spearhead the nation's future energy policy, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer said. Senators Craft Bipartisan Energy Bill. August 2, 2008.
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators seeking to end the energy wars raging in Congress unveiled new legislation Friday that would allow some offshore oil drilling but also would invest heavily in wind and solar power, electric vehicles and alternative fuels. Florida Renewable Energy Leader Says Work Just Beginning on Energy Bill. July 3, 2008. The leader of the Florida Renewable Energy Producers Association, a 25x'25 endorsing partner, says "mammoth work is left to be done" now that Gov. Charlie Crist has signed into law sweeping energy legislation that requires the state's Public Service Commission to develop rules for a renewable portfolio standard. How Crist's Big Energy Goal Quietly Died June 22, 2008. Gov. Charlie Crist will take a big step toward overhauling Florida's energy policy this week by signing a bill with progressive policies on solar power, ethanol and home energy efficiency. Farm Bill Passes by Veto-Proof Margin. May 15, 2008. The House yesterday passed a final version of a new five-year farm bill by a vote of 318 to 106, a margin large enough to override President Bush's promised veto of the nearly $300 billion measure. The bipartisan show of support came after intense lobbying by a coalition that included farm groups, anti-hunger advocates, environmental organizations and the biofuels industry. Florida Passes Sweeping Energy Bill. May 5, 2008.
Governor Crist Signs Executive Orders To Reduce Greenhouse Gases.
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The Florida Public Service Commission's Strawman Draft Rule has some positive provisions, but in total, it would establish a renewable energy portfolio standard (RPS) that is destined for failure. Other policy considerations aside, the PSC should focus on establishing a RPS that will be successful and achieve the policy goals established by the Florida Legislature, the foremost of which is the increased development of renewable energy in Florida. Unfortunately, the Strawman proposal would create a system that cannot succeed and will not result in the increased development and use of renewable energy in Florida. Read FREPA's full response to the proposal here. FREPA responds to misinformation regarding a Tallahassee biomass plant: Biomass electric generation and the BG&E project is not a municipal solid waste incinerator. It is a woody biomass plant. It is green energy. This plant is a gasification system unlike any other. Read more. Clean Energy Finance and Regulatory Summit to be Held August 9, 2008 on Sanibel Island. News from FREPA's first annual Sunshine State Renewable Energy Expo: Renewable Energy a Legislative Priority. March 13, 2008.
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Renewable
Energy Grants and Incentives - The State of Florida has
moved to offers a number of financial incentives to businesses,
organizations and residents who are seeking to use renewable energy
technologies. These incentives would be of interest to renewable
energy developers and are important to increasing renewable energy
use in Florida. Visit the following links to learn more: |