Promptly after President Trump enacted new tariffs on imported solar panels last month, Jacksonville City Council approved $24.2 million in incentives to entice a foreign solar panel company to begin manufacturing locally. According to the Florida Times Union, the still-unnamed company has pledged to create 800 jobs by the end of next year at its […]
The City of Tallahassee hosted a community meeting on Thursday, Jan. 11, at the Tallahassee International Airport where Origis Energy provided an overview of the recently completed solar farm and an update on the expansion of the solar program. The meeting also allowed project managers to share details about the new solar farm and answer […]
The owner of IGT Solar, a local solar company that employs approximately 8-10 people, has sent a letter to Tallahassee City Commissioners asking the City to halt the recently implemented solar subscription program. Matt Chentnik, who started IGT 10 years ago in his Tallahassee garage, wrote that “the City’s solar subscription program has had a […]