{"id":41738,"date":"2015-06-10T15:22:40","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T19:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/?p=41738"},"modified":"2015-06-10T23:15:09","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T03:15:09","slug":"camara-hispana-de-comercio-de-la-florida-presenta-un-recurso-legal-en-oposicion-a-propuesta-de-enmienda-sobre-energia-solar-en-la-constitucion-estatal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/camara-hispana-de-comercio-de-la-florida-presenta-un-recurso-legal-en-oposicion-a-propuesta-de-enmienda-sobre-energia-solar-en-la-constitucion-estatal\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Files Brief Opposing the Proposed Solar Language to Amend Florida&#8217;s Constitution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html><\/p>\n<p><head><!-- meta ignored --><\/p>\n<p><!-- meta ignored --><br \/>\n<!-- meta ignored --><br \/>\n<!-- meta ignored --><br \/>\n<!-- link ignored --><br \/>\n<!-- node type 8 --><br \/>\n<!-- link ignored --><br \/>\n<!-- link ignored --><br \/>\n<!-- node type 8 --><!-- node type 8 --><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n<!--\n \/* Font Definitions *\/\n @font-face\n\t{font-family:\"Cambria Math\";\n\tpanose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;\n\tmso-font-charset:1;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:roman;\n\tmso-font-format:other;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:0 0 0 0 0 0;}\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\n p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\n\t{mso-style-unhide:no;\n\tmso-style-qformat:yes;\n\tmso-style-parent:\"\";\n\tmargin:0in;\n\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\n\tfont-size:12.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;\n\tmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;}\na:link, span.MsoHyperlink\n\t{mso-style-noshow:yes;\n\tmso-style-priority:99;\n\tcolor:blue;\n\ttext-decoration:underline;\n\ttext-underline:single;}\na:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed\n\t{mso-style-noshow:yes;\n\tmso-style-priority:99;\n\tcolor:blue;\n\ttext-decoration:underline;\n\ttext-underline:single;}\np\n\t{mso-style-priority:99;\n\tmso-margin-top-alt:auto;\n\tmargin-right:0in;\n\tmso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;\n\tmargin-left:0in;\n\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\n\tfont-size:12.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\",serif;\n\tmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;}\np.prnewsp, li.prnewsp, div.prnewsp\n\t{mso-style-name:prnews_p;\n\tmso-style-unhide:no;\n\tmargin:0in;\n\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\n\tfont-size:7.5pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Arial\",sans-serif;\n\tmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;\n\tcolor:black;}\nspan.prnewsspan\n\t{mso-style-name:prnews_span;\n\tmso-style-unhide:no;\n\tmso-ansi-font-size:8.0pt;\n\tmso-bidi-font-size:8.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Arial\",sans-serif;\n\tmso-ascii-font-family:Arial;\n\tmso-hansi-font-family:Arial;\n\tmso-bidi-font-family:Arial;\n\tcolor:black;}\nspan.SpellE\n\t{mso-style-name:\"\";\n\tmso-spl-e:yes;}\nspan.GramE\n\t{mso-style-name:\"\";\n\tmso-gram-e:yes;}\n.MsoChpDefault\n\t{mso-style-type:export-only;\n\tmso-default-props:yes;\n\tfont-size:10.0pt;\n\tmso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;\n\tmso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;}\n@page WordSection1\n\t{size:8.5in 11.0in;\n\tmargin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;\n\tmso-header-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-footer-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-paper-source:0;}\ndiv.WordSection1\n\t{page:WordSection1;}\n-->\n<\/style>\n<p><!-- node type 8 --><!-- node type 8 --><!-- node type 8 --><br \/>\n<meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=UTF-8\" \/><\/p>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" href=\"skins\/larry\/embed.min.css?s=1422112954\">\n<\/head><\/p>\n<p><body lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"tab-interval: .5in\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"WordSection1\">\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; color: black\">Florida State Hispanic Chamber of<br \/>\nCommerce Files Brief Opposing the Proposed Solar Language to Amend Florida&#8217;s<br \/>\nConstitution<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; color: black\"> <!-- o ignored --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- node type 8 --><!-- node type 8 --><!-- node type 8 --><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 10.0pt\" id=\"divBody\">\n<div style=\"margin-top: 15.95pt\" id=\"divWide\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; color: black\">LAKE<br \/>\nWORTH, Fla., June 10, 2015 \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The Florida State<br \/>\nHispanic Chamber of Commerce today filed its initial brief opposing the<br \/>\nlanguage of the Solar Ballot initiative to amend the Florida Constitution<br \/>\nproposed by Floridians for Solar Choice.\u00a0 Florida&#8217;s Attorney General Pam<br \/>\nBondi requested in May that the Florida Supreme Court issue an advisory opinion<br \/>\nconcerning the validity of the proposed language.<!-- o ignored --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; color: black\">The<br \/>\nFlorida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, which represents 80,000 Hispanic<br \/>\nowned businesses in Florida, is greatly concerned that the current ballot<br \/>\nlanguage does not inform the voter of the price increases to their electrical<br \/>\nbill that would occur if the Solar Amendment is approved.\u00a0 As the brief<br \/>\nfiled today states, &quot;A citizen may want to vote &quot;yes&quot; to<br \/>\nincrease solar choice, but the vote may be &quot;no&quot; if the ballot fully<br \/>\ninformed the voters of the potential adverse consequence on overall electric<br \/>\nrates or the other issues that may arise from granting exempt status to\u00a0<br \/>\nthe Solar Providers.&quot;\u00a0 &quot;Voters have a <span class=\"GramE\">right<\/span><br \/>\nto know exactly what they are voting on.\u00a0 Excluding critical information<br \/>\ncan alter the outcome of the vote,&quot; stated Julio Fuentes, President and<br \/>\nCEO of the Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.<!-- o ignored --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; color: black\">The<br \/>\nChamber is also concerned with potential public safety and operational issues<br \/>\nbecause the proposed ballot language seeks to exempt solar providers from all<br \/>\ncurrent regulatory provisions, resulting in a lack of oversight and protection<br \/>\nto the consumer.\u00a0 For example, in the event of a hurricane, should the<br \/>\nproposed ballot measure win, the solar provider is exempt from the current<br \/>\nrequirements concerning safety measures or restoration of service.<br \/>\n\u00a0&quot;Again, voters should clearly know from the ballot language the<br \/>\nconsequences resulting from deregulating the solar industry; it&#8217;s a matter of<br \/>\ncommon sense and consumer protection,&quot; reiterated Fuentes.<!-- o ignored --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; color: black\">In<br \/>\nthe brief the Chamber highlights its support for alternative energy<br \/>\ninitiatives, and concludes that, although it may be well-intentioned, the<br \/>\nproposed ballot language misleads the voter concerning current Florida law and<br \/>\nthe adverse consequences for the consumer should the Solar Ballot Amendment<br \/>\nprevail.\u00a0 &quot;It is my hope that Florida&#8217;s Supreme Court thoroughly<br \/>\nreviews the concerns raised in our initial brief and issues an opinion that<br \/>\nprotects the voter and all Florida consumers,&quot; concluded Mr. Fuentes.<!-- o ignored --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; color: black\">CONTACT:<br \/>\n<span class=\"SpellE\">Luana<\/span> <span class=\"SpellE\">Gonzcalves<\/span><br \/>\n954-415-8982\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:luana@fshcc.com\">luana@fshcc.com<\/a> \u00a0<!-- o ignored --><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/p>\n<p><\/html> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Files Brief Opposing the Proposed Solar Language to Amend Florida&#8217;s Constitution LAKE WORTH, Fla., June 10, 2015 \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; 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