DeSantis delights Dems with solar veto
Democrats got a new ally in the war over distributed solar power and it’s not someone you’d expect: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The rumored Republican presidential candidate vetoed a GOP bill last week that would have cut payments to owners of rooftop solar systems. POLITICO’s Debra Kahn explains why DeSantis made that decision, how solar advocates are reacting, and what this move could mean for solar panel battles in other states.
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Show Notes
Democrats got a new ally in the war over distributed solar power and it’s not someone you’d expect: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The rumored Republican presidential candidate vetoed a GOP bill last week that would have cut payments to owners of rooftop solar systems. POLITICO’s Debra Kahn explains why DeSantis made that decision, how solar advocates are reacting, and what this move could mean for solar panel battles in other states.
Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO.
Debra Kahn is the deputy sustainability editor at POLITICO.
Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.
Raghu Manavalan is a senior editor for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO’s audio department.
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