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Re:Why It’s So Hard to Get Solar in Florida by tracker1 on Saturday October 08, 2016 @11:45PM (#12669806)
I think if they added a provision for a fixed fee that needs state congressional approval to change would at least clear things up. In the end, at least here in AZ, roughly half the electric bill is separated to "delivery" fees, which are supposed to cover infrastructure and maintenance. If those were a fixed fee, then it'd be easier to calculate the advantage or not of solar.

Another risk in Florida, is the solar panels are effectively wind sails in a hurricane, and raise the risk of property damage, which is another thing that may be offsetting costs in terms of raised property insurance.

I'm actually more in favor of wind farming than solar currently. The costs to create the panels have other environmental impact beyond the displacement of other resources for fuel used in electricity creation.

Re:Why It’s So Hard to Get Solar in Florida by jadei on Sunday October 09, 2016 @12:18AM (#12669876)
I had solar pool panels that did fine through hurricane Mathew in west palm beach. They are pvc and plastic I think. I was worried about them flying but they must have been engineered right as far as roof connections (plus the winds remained mostly tropical strength with a few hurricane gusts.)
Re:Why It’s So Hard to Get Solar in Florida by sukilot on Sunday October 09, 2016 @11:18AM (#12671562)
Yeah you get very little hurricane damage if you built outside of the area the hurricane hits. But what if you don't?