Advocate for a Better Jacksonville
Polling of Jacksonville area residents reveals how residents feel about JEA efforts to address increasing energy burden while reducing its carbon emissions.
JinkoSolar still intends to expand its Jacksonville solar panel plant even though City Council pulled legislation for taxpayer incentives.
The Clearwater City Council unanimously passed a resolution that also emphasizes equity. Clearwater has become the 13th Florida city to commit to 100% clean and renewable energy.
Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) recently developed an Electrical Integrated Resource Plan (EIRP) to delineate how it will produce and deliver electricity over a 10-15 year period. The plan was developed with the assistance of an engineering consulting company with input from an IRP Stakeholder Advisory Committee. This is a description of what was problematic about the EIRP and potential ramifications.
Jacksonville is making efforts to increase its resilience to extreme weather events, but is doing nothing to address global warming, the driver of such weather events. Denial of this reality threatens to degrade the quality of life throughout the region.