In 2019, St. Petersburg became Florida’s first city to make an official “100% clean energy commitment,” with a 2035 target date. Quantifiable progress remains elusive.
City council members received power consumption data at a May 16 committee meeting for the first time since making that pledge and joining Duke Energy's nascent Clean Energy Connection program in 2021. The subscription-based initiative allows customers to support its statewide solar plants and receive monthly bill credits.
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