Until recently, the political climate for solar has been unfriendly in the Florida - but that is clearly beginning to change. SolarCity, the country's best-known residential solar installer, announced this morning that it will open an installation center in Clermont, Fla., a city 40 minutes west of Orlando. The move that sends an unmistakable signal to the rest of the solar industry that Florida is finally open for business. Initially, the company will serve Duke Energy's customers and the Orlando Utilities Commission in the greater Orlando area. But it also announced that it plans to expand to additional areas of the state in the coming months. With its control of one-third of the residential market in the United States, SolarCity's decision to come to Florida should encourage other national solar companies to join them, possibly sparking a solar gold-rush in the state. SolarCity credited ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...