Clean Energy

Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried was in Orlando on Tuesday to host a state summit on energy and climate.

It's an effort to boost solar energy and continue shifting away from using coal to fuel power plants.

Community representatives and climate activists from across the greater Tampa Bay region gathered Friday in support of equitable clean energy use.

Environmentalists say a new law stops local governments from fully transitioning to clean energy. It voids local rules that limit what fuels utilities can use.

More than 60,000 homes, businesses and billboards are powered by solar energy across Florida right now, and one nonprofit is trying to increase that number by getting residents to purchase through multiple groups.

The bill's sponsor wants to prevent local governments from banning natural gas as a fuel utilized to power buildings.

If communities wanted new buildings to have electricity power them and not natural gas, clean-energy advocate Susan Glickman says Senate Bill 1128 would preempt that choice.

The bills would set new rules on gun laws, emergency orders and clean energy.

Sen. Jeff Brandes (R-St. Petersburg) is eyeing clean energy. He’s filed several proposals aimed at energy innovation.

Environmentalists rejoiced when city commissioners voted unanimously to power every home and business here with 100 percent clean energy by 2050. Two and…

The city of St. Petersburg will become the first city in Florida to completely transition to clean and renewable energy.The city council voted unanimously…

Florida is missing out on clean energy jobs. That’s the finding of a new report released Wednesday.