State Energy Office Project Briefs in Florida

The following short project descriptions are listed in reverse chronological order by topic and are written by state energy offices for the State Energy Program's bimonthly newsletter, Conservation Update.

December 2008

• Florida Public Service Commission Approves a Pilot Solar and Energy Efficiency Awareness Program for Gulf Power

October 2008

• New Florida Regulations Make Net Metering More Attractive for Distributed and Small Renewable Energy Generators

July 2008

• Florida Requires E10 Ethanol Blend Statewide, Builds E85 Stations

April 2008

• Florida Commission Approves Net Metering and Interconnection Rule

February 2008

• Up From Ruin, Florida Home Earns State’s First LEED Silver Certification

December 2007

• Florida Creates Online Alternative Fueling Station Locator

August 2007

• Florida Governor's Mansion Becoming More Energy Efficient

June 2007

• Miami-Dade, Florida Germinate Energy Crops for Biodiesel
• Florida Governor Crist Celebrates Opening of State's First Hydrogen Demonstration Station

April 2007

• Florida Gets Nation's First Plug-In Hybrid School Bus

January 2007

• Florida International University Catalogues Biomass Resources

October 2006

• Florida Awards First Solar Energy Rebates

April 2006

• Florida Governor Unveils 2006 Energy Act
• Florida Study on the Potential for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

February 2006

• Florida Releases Hydrogen Research Database

December 2005

• Florida Partners with Paint Company to Promote Green Lodging Initiative
• Florida Contributes to Alternative Fuel Milestone
• Florida Showcases Hydrogen Vehicles at Teachers' Fair

July 2005

• Hydrogen Fuel Cells Provide Backup Power for Florida Agency
• Florida Debuts Hydrogen-Powered Tug Tractors at Orlando Airport

April 2005

• Energy Conservation Program Partners with Green Lodging
• Homosassa Springs State Park Receives Hydrogen Fuel Cell
• Florida Study on the Potential for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
• Governor Bush Breaks Ground on Florida's First Hydrogen Energy Station

February 2005

• Florida Sets Green Certification for Local Governments
• Florida Uses Cyberspace to Outline Energy Future Online
• Florida Purchases World's First Commercial Hydrogen Shuttle Buses

December 2004

• Florida Utility Trades Green Certificates Derived from Solar Hot Water Heaters
• Florida and FedEx Test Hybrid Trucks

October 2004

• Florida Receives E-Visionary Award

May 2004

• Florida Schools First to Use "Utility Report Card"
• Solar Electric Systems Installed in Florida Schools
• Florida High School Starts Fuel Cell Curriculum
• Florida Considers Biodiesel at Miami International Airport
• Florida High School Starts Fuel Cell Curriculum

December 2003

• Florida Hybrid Car Rally Highlights Energy Awareness

November 1999

• Energy Education CD-ROM Available for Grades 5-9

October 1999

• The Investment Initiative for Energy Technologies Brings Energy Efficiency to the Marketplace

September 1999

• Energy Crop Demonstration Funded

May 1999

• Mobile Irrigation Laboratory Serves Florida Counties

February 1998

• Fuel Cells Driving Force of Electric Vehicles

May 1997

• Florida Expands Its Agricultural Energy Efficiency to Sea Oats and Onions

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