Every single day when the Sun comes up, we are bathed with enough energy in one day to supply all the power we need for five years across the globe.  Solar is the one technology that is decreasing in price, increasing in opportunity and it can be the key part of the solution if we make the right investments today.

Does  the Sunshine State have a sufficient solar resource to support solar energy applications?

This is an important question often posed when discussing renewable energy technology in Florida.   The topic usually turns to whether the state has too many cloudy days and hazy sky conditions to support solar energy applications.  While it is true the desert southwest has the largest solar resource in the continental U.S., this does not mean that Florida has a poor resource. Florida receives 85% of the maximum photovoltaic(PV) resource of any location the country (7.2 kWh/day out of a maximum of 8.5 kWh/day).  Many parts of the country have more state financial policies with much poorer solar resource making Florida a very cost-effective location for using solar energy.
 
Solar energy is Florida's most abundant domestic energy resource.  A comparison of solar radiation levels in Germany - the world's largest photovoltaic market - to the U.S. illustrates that Florida has a far superior resource and in fact has some of the best sunshine in the country.  Its resources are similar to Northern California, which has the most solar PV installed in the nation.
 
We see clearly the integration of renewable energy policies as key to rapid change.  One solution that has proven to help this renaissance is called Renewable Energy Payments or REP's, but we think it should be called "the world's best renewable energy law."
 
This system:

• Reduces CO2 emissions.
• Creates jobs.
• Helps secure domestic energy supply.
• Guarantees investment security.
• Drives technological innovation.
• Provides fair market conditions.

Time is short, but we can act now for a positive energy future.