Solar Co-Ops and Electric Vehicles

The League of Women Voters of the St. Petersburg Area teamed up with the City of St. Petersburg, Solar United Neighbors Florida, and the Suncoast Sierra Club to bring solar co-operatives to the St. Petersburg area.

Solar co-ops make it easy and affordable for Floridians to take advantage of our most abundant energy source – the sun!

What Are Solar Co-ops?

From Solar United Neighbors Florida:

“We bring homeowners together into a group, or co-op. We provide unbiased, installer-neutral support to co-op participants through each stage of the process of going solar. Our experienced team ensures you understand how solar works, how it can be financed, and how it can be installed on your home.

“Co-ops take advantage of the group’s bulk-purchasing power to get discounted pricing and a quality installation. Volunteer co-op participants choose an installer on behalf of the entire group through an open and competitive bidding process. The selected installer provides co-op participants a personalized proposal for their consideration.”

For more information about solar co-ops, including estimated costs and a detailed explanation of how solar co-ops work, and to join the co-op, click here.

You can also advocate for solar energy by signing the Solar Bill of Rights.

Electric Vehicles

We’ve also teamed up with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.

The League of Women Voters of Florida adopted electrification of transportation as part of our State Program for Action and has produced this 2020 EV Report Card to measure how well counties in Florida are facilitating the transition to EVs. League members will be using this report card to educate fellow citizens and public officials about the public health benefits of electrifying transportation and the urgent need for new charging infrastructure and policy, thus promoting cleaner air and water, and a more promising future for our state.