here in Florida people are only allowed to buy their power from utilities not
to buy their power from utilities not
to buy their power from utilities not from independent solar companies I’m
from independent solar companies I’m
from independent solar companies I’m super excited that we’re all here this
super excited that we’re all here this
super excited that we’re all here this is about choice consumers having the
is about choice consumers having the
is about choice consumers having the right to choose solar power without your
right to choose solar power without your
right to choose solar power without your name I see that there are people here
name I see that there are people here
name I see that there are people here fighting to change that we’re trying to
fighting to change that we’re trying to
fighting to change that we’re trying to get on the ballot next November thank
get on the ballot next November thank
get on the ballot next November thank you so much I set up a meeting with
you so much I set up a meeting with
you so much I set up a meeting with Alisa gene Schaefer a young activist
Alisa gene Schaefer a young activist
Alisa gene Schaefer a young activist from Floridians for solar choice maybe
from Floridians for solar choice maybe
from Floridians for solar choice maybe she can explain to me what’s happening
she can explain to me what’s happening
she can explain to me what’s happening so you guys as this coalition you’re
so you guys as this coalition you’re
so you guys as this coalition you’re collecting signatures on a pro solar
collecting signatures on a pro solar
collecting signatures on a pro solar ballot initiative and the energy
ballot initiative and the energy
ballot initiative and the energy companies how’s the response been have
companies how’s the response been have
companies how’s the response been have they started going after you yes I was
they started going after you yes I was
they started going after you yes I was actually at a solar conference and all
actually at a solar conference and all
actually at a solar conference and all of a sudden you know my phone started
of a sudden you know my phone started
of a sudden you know my phone started blowing up and it was like what’s going
blowing up and it was like what’s going
blowing up and it was like what’s going on
on
on the power companies a whole group of
the power companies a whole group of
the power companies a whole group of them had posted a link on Twitter
them had posted a link on Twitter
them had posted a link on Twitter basically announcing at this press
basically announcing at this press
basically announcing at this press conference that well we’re gonna do a
conference that well we’re gonna do a
conference that well we’re gonna do a ballot initiative too and it was they
ballot initiative too and it was they
ballot initiative too and it was they they took part of our name and they
they took part of our name and they
they took part of our name and they called themselves consumers for smart
called themselves consumers for smart
called themselves consumers for smart solar so basically the whole point of
solar so basically the whole point of
solar so basically the whole point of that is to confuse people the utility
that is to confuse people the utility
that is to confuse people the utility back initiative talks about solar choice
back initiative talks about solar choice
back initiative talks about solar choice but doesn’t actually give people any
but doesn’t actually give people any
but doesn’t actually give people any choices so just to be super clear you
choices so just to be super clear you
choices so just to be super clear you guys started a pro solar petition and
guys started a pro solar petition and
guys started a pro solar petition and the energy companies created an anti
the energy companies created an anti
the energy companies created an anti solar petition that looks like a pro
solar petition that looks like a pro
solar petition that looks like a pro solar petition exactly and its sole
solar petition exactly and its sole
solar petition exactly and its sole purpose is to trick people yes I have
purpose is to trick people yes I have
purpose is to trick people yes I have just looking at the side-by-side which
just looking at the side-by-side which
just looking at the side-by-side which one would you sign the green one
one would you sign the green one
one would you sign the green one sponsored by the utilities looks pro
sponsored by the utilities looks pro
sponsored by the utilities looks pro solar but actually does nothing to open
solar but actually does nothing to open
solar but actually does nothing to open up the market to solar companies like
up the market to solar companies like
up the market to solar companies like Sun run it would keep everything the
Sun run it would keep everything the
Sun run it would keep everything the same could this actually be fooling
same could this actually be fooling
same could this actually be fooling people
people
people I asked Alyssa to take me canvassing for
I asked Alyssa to take me canvassing for
I asked Alyssa to take me canvassing for some signatures so I could see for
some signatures so I could see for
some signatures so I could see for myself we’re gonna show you two ballot
myself we’re gonna show you two ballot
myself we’re gonna show you two ballot initiatives so which one would you sign
initiatives so which one would you sign
initiatives so which one would you sign if you wanted to see more solar in
if you wanted to see more solar in
if you wanted to see more solar in Florida I’ve seen a green one you have
Florida I’ve seen a green one you have
Florida I’ve seen a green one you have seen that
seen that
seen that do you know who’s behind this I have the
do you know who’s behind this I have the
do you know who’s behind this I have the energy companies are Theo yeah they
energy companies are Theo yeah they
energy companies are Theo yeah they don’t want they don’t want more solar so
don’t want they don’t want more solar so
don’t want they don’t want more solar so they created this to trick people and
they created this to trick people and
they created this to trick people and then they’re paying people to talk to
then they’re paying people to talk to
then they’re paying people to talk to you like outside of buildings it’s
you like outside of buildings it’s
you like outside of buildings it’s happening I saw you know you’re standing
happening I saw you know you’re standing
happening I saw you know you’re standing there looking at it sounds something
there looking at it sounds something
there looking at it sounds something positive so I’ll just do it did you yeah
positive so I’ll just do it did you yeah
positive so I’ll just do it did you yeah that’s so crazy it’s eye-opening even a
that’s so crazy it’s eye-opening even a
that’s so crazy it’s eye-opening even a Florida Supreme Court justice wrote that
Florida Supreme Court justice wrote that
Florida Supreme Court justice wrote that the utility backed petition was
the utility backed petition was
the utility backed petition was masquerading as pro solar I tried
masquerading as pro solar I tried
masquerading as pro solar I tried numerous times to reach Florida Power
numerous times to reach Florida Power
numerous times to reach Florida Power and Light but they declined to speak to
and Light but they declined to speak to
and Light but they declined to speak to me
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