Installing home solar system

 Governor DeSantis Vetoes HB 741

Since Governor DeSantis vetoed HB 741 on April 27, 2022, the saga seems to be over. The Sunshine State will continue to use net metering, which is fantastic news for all Floridians. The Governor's response, when asked why he rejected the bill, was as follows:

"Given that customers are seeing substantial price hikes for food and gas, as well as mounting bills, and given that the United States is experiencing its worst inflation in 40 years, the state of Florida shouldn't add to the financial hardship that our citizens are going through," the Florida legislature has said.

Earlier in 2023, if Governor DeSantis had signed the legislation, it would have come into force. Payments to solar consumers would have dropped from a high retail rate to a low wholesale rate, lengthening the time it would have taken to demonstrate any return from energy savings. Payment rates for solar users were expected to decrease as a result of the phase-out by 50% in four years and to reach the avoided cost rate by 2029.

HB 741, also referred to as the "anti-rooftop law," has encountered a lot of resistance since it was first presented. According to Will Giese of the Solar Energy Industries Association, the law is "a nightmare for everyone who believes in energy freedom and the rights of people to pick the energy that works for them and their family" (SEIA). The speaker referred to the veto as "a tremendous triumph for energy freedom and Florida's renewable energy economy."

"Today, Governor DeSantis helped guarantee the livelihoods of thousands of solar workers and secured the rights of Floridians to reduce their electricity bills by installing home solar system," said Abigail Ross Hopper, president, and CEO of SEIA. "With new enterprises springing up all across the state, Florida has one of the nation's fastest-growing solar sectors. This veto sends a message that the state's inhabitants' rights should take precedence over the interests of monopoly utility companies and that Florida's energy industry is up for business.