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> because deregulation Not just "deregulation". DeSantis has actively banned cities from restricting fossil fuels. He's also punished banks that refuse to inve
by culi 4y ago
> because deregulation
Not just "deregulation". DeSantis has actively banned cities from restricting fossil fuels. He's also punished banks that refuse to invest in fossil fuel. I think it's a bit disingenuous to categorize that as "de-" regulation.
- ethbr0 4y agoFlorida's electrical mix pre-dates the current governor. As near as I can tell, they've historically shunned capital-intensive plant innovation, and just kept building natural gas. They're starting to get some solar now, at least.
- cool_dude85 4y agoNuclear power has had some recent embarrassments in Florida that I think are enough to put most of the average voters in a lot of the state off. I won't go into details, but check out what happened to the Crystal River plant, the "planned expansion" at Turkey Point that FPL customers paid a boatload for which never came to pass, and or course no nuclear story in the South would be complete without mention of Vogtle.
- throwawaaarrgh 4y agoFPL was caught doing some incredibly bad political stuff in recent years. It's kind of horrifying, the lengths they'll go just to keep their profits up. But Floridians by and large don't seem to care much what happens in the state, as long as it stays red.