Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Florida’s energy future is expected to be controversial once again this year as the legislature begins its session Tuesday.
Some bills propose allowing property owners who produce electricity from renewable sources to sell it directly to tenants, bypassing the utility company.
Other bills would reverse a law that allows utilities to charge customers for nuclear plant planning and related costs before the plant is built.
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, who oversees the state’s Energy Office, is concentrating on crafting an energy bill that helps clear the way for more renewable energy such as solar and biomass.
“I want an energy bill that can pass. I learned a long time ago in this business you can make a statement or you can make a law,” Putnam said. “It’s our objective to begin to lay the ground rules through this bill for an energy policy for the state that will pass, that will go the distance.”
Putnam, whose department took over the Energy Office in the summer, plans to present his recommendations
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