Today the opportunity exists today to develop vibrant renewable energy industries in the United States and the State of Florida, an opportunity to create jobs and wealth by using our abundant, homegrown renewable energy resources. The State of Florida can encourage a rapid increase in the production and use of renewable energy by adopting Renewable Energy Dividend (RED) policies that provide incentives to homeowners, businesses, utility companies, and investors to make the switch from fossil fuels to clean energy and allowing anyone and everyone in Florida to produce their own renewable energy.  
Renewable Energy Payments (REDs), (in Germany and elsewhere called feed-in tariffs--FITs), have proven to be the world’s most successful policies for delivering large quantities of renewable energy generation quickly and cheaply. They allow everyone to participate—homeowners, farmers, small and large businesses—by becoming a renewable energy producer, and do not require any state support or funding. The long term fixed contracts of typically 20 years, and established prices that are part of a RED policy create a stable investment environment and attract significant amounts of low-cost financing that reduce overall project costs. Investment in solar, wind, and other types of renewable energy will mean new wealth for our citizens by creating thousands of “green collar” jobs. These investments will directly benefit homeowners and the manufacturing, engineering and construction industries, as well as the farming and financial service sectors.  
 
         Thank You for leading us toward this vision of energy independence,

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