Opinion: Energy Prices Soar as Florida Hands Agricultural Tax Breaks to Solar Utilities

Energy is Power!

Power to the people . . .  NOT.  It seems to me that our governmental policies on energy are taking power away from the people. In Florida, those massive PUBLIC utilities, you know the ones that are supposed to provide low cost energy for all,  are more concerned with their stakeholders and their tax breaks, than with We The People. 

I got up this morning to crisp air and I knew that summer was over. That means the thermostat changes from A/C to Heat. No problem, I thought.  We have been conserving. I looked at my bills from last year and realized I am paying more for less!! How is that possible? Could it be because Florida has been replacing fossil fuels with solar power? Remember, I told you I sent a letter to Governor DeSantis asking him what solar panels taste like as we replace our food farms with solar farms. I never got an answer.  I started doing some research in my old files.  I was trying to find out why, when President Trump's energy policy is drill baby drill and use all forms of energy, Florida is not paying attention.

Obama was right, but why? How did he know, unless scarcity and high costs were his plan? Did he design an energy crisis to appease his donors, like Solyndra and the Gulf oil spill? Look no further than the environmental movement. In the beginning, the environmental movement was great and their regulations brought us clean air and water. But, as in most movements, the environment became the political football so  politicians could make fortunes from greedy donors who needed crushing regulations to replace efficient, inexpensive fossil fuel with overly expensive inefficient wind and solar.  We the People be dammed. No Power for the people. 

If we go back in history a little further, we find Agenda21 which is one of the best kept secrets of wealth redistribution ever created!  This UN treaty of world-wide enslavement,  through a series of lies, uses the environment and natural disasters to convince the population that CO2, carbon dioxide, the gas necessary for life, is the evil demon and must be eliminated. Of course, once CO2 was eliminated, human life would cease to exist. Since this UN crowd wants to depopulate the planet, CO2 was the perfect target to demonize.  

The environmental movement has been described as the largest and most influential social phenomenon in modern history. From its relative obscurity just a few decades ago, it has spawned thousands of organizations and claims millions of committed activists. Today, it is hard to imagine a time when global warming, resource depletion, environmental catastrophes and 'saving the planet' are barely mentioned. They now rank among the top priorities on the social, political and economic global agenda.  

Environmental awareness is considered to  be the mark of any good, honest, decent citizen. Multi-national companies compete fiercely to promote their environmental credentials and 'out-green' each other. The threat of impending ecological disasters is uniting the world through a plethora of international treaties and conventions. Should your company or country not comply to the insane strangling regulations that do nothing for the environment, you will pay a tax to the corrupt Marxist United Nations.  In reality, it’s about the money. Just follow the money. 

Where did this phenomenon come from? How did it rise to such prominence? And more importantly, where is it going?  Agenda 21 was updated to Agenda 2030.  This is your new life's plan, created by someone else. The idea of God given Rights are gone. In the name of saving the planet, every step you take and every move you make will be monitored. You are going to even be taxed for breathing.  The government is watching you. In this agenda you will find:

∙         Wildlands Project eliminates human presence over 50% of the American Landscape

∙         Smart Growth herds Americans into regimented, dense urban communities with the Government controlling your daily life

∙         Sustainable Development works to abolish private property, in order to manufacture natural resource shortages and other alarms in order to facilitate governmental control over all resources and ultimately over all  human action.

∙         Stakeholder Consensus councils are system of councils that report to an apex council (UN), and affect a region or neighborhood by eliminating elected officials.

∙         Education for all to make sure that all propaganda creates the same thoughts for everyone. 

∙         Green Energy inefficient, ineffective wind and solar taking the power from the people. 

Did YOU vote for this? Did your legislator vote for this? Why did Gov DeSantis sign it? Follow the money. 

Not in Free Florida,  you say!! Senate Bill 700 (SB 700), aka 2025 Florida Farm Bill, was passed by the Florida Legislature and signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis on May 15, 2025 (Chapter No. 2025-22, effective July 1, 2025).This bill amends Florida Statute § 193.461 to require property appraisers to classify land owned or leased by electric utilities as agricultural if it's used for both bona fide agricultural purposes (like farming or forestry) and solar energy systems. 

This "dual-use" setup lets utilities keep the lower agricultural tax rates—based on the land's current use rather than its highest potential value—while supporting renewable energy and farming. It helps prevent reclassification that could raise taxes on former farmland bought for solar projects. 

The provision tackles concerns about utilities buying up agricultural land for solar farms, which could otherwise lose greenbelt tax breaks and drive up local property taxes. It also requires utilities to submit 10-year site plans for review if building on recently acquired agricultural land and gives the state a right of first refusal on development rights for such acquisitions.

How does this work?  What can we do? Time to hear from an expert. I asked Dave Walsh, energy guru, former President & CEO of Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas, Energy advisor, and national energy commentator to join me and explain what's up with Florida energy.

Karen Schoen. Karenbschoen.com
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