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In a 33-0 vote, the Florida legislature has passed SB 90 – the bill that would implement Amendment 4 and make solar and renewable energy equipment on commercial buildings exempt from property taxes for 20 years, beginning in 2018.

Florida’s House Commerce committee successfully passed HB 1351 yesterday – otherwise known as the bill that would implement Amendment 4.

Utility Florida Power & Light (FPL) will develop a further 1.5GW of solar power plants over the next seven years.

Utility Gulf Power has reached a settlement with Florida’s clean energy industry as it drops its proposal that would have resulted in a 155% increase in power rates.

Florida Power and Light (FPL) has awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for eight 74.5MW projects.

Indian state Telangana will introduce a new rooftop payment scheme, Conergy has sold a Japan PV plant, ReneSola has regained compliance on the NYSE.

SunLink Corporation announced Wednesday that it has been selected by Swinerton Renewable Energy (SRE) to provide its GeoPro fixed tilt solution for a 165MW portfolio of three ground-mounted solar projects in Florida.

Florida Power & Light Company, the largest generator of solar energy in Florida, announced Monday that it is planning to develop eight new universal solar projects in the state — with completion set for early 2018.

Florida’s Senate committee has unanimously approved SB 90, a bill that would implement Amendment 4, which makes solar and renewable energy equipment on commercial buildings exempt from property taxes for 20 years, beginning in 2018.

News in Brief: NRG commissions a 3.15MW Florida solar plant with Lakeland Electric, Power Africa reaches 30,000 new solar connections in Nigeria, PayGo solar company Azuri nets US$5 million for off-grid expansion in Africa, UPS will expand its solar capacity five-fold and India's BHEL bags its biggest single rooftop PV order.