[socialist_coder]

re: why should I pay for my neighbor's solar installation?

If you don't think solar is going to be a valuable part of our nation's energy infrastructure, then by all means, vote yes on this.

But, if you do think that solar has a valuable place in the future of our nation's energy production, then I'm not sure why you would want to place the burden of upgrading the power grid to support solar 100% on the backs of the small minority who are using solar right now. It would create a chicken and the egg situation where no one would want to install solar because of all the extra fees you'd have to pay to get the grid upgraded. And, the only way to bring those costs down is by sharing them with more people, but you never get that because the fees are too high. You'd never achieve critical mass for your solar installs.

That is my understanding but I could be 100% wrong. It's impossible to get real information on exactly what this amendment would do. Most of my info is from the ballotpedia site: https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Solar_Energy_Subsidies_and_P...

If that argument doesn't convince you with its logic, just look at the Audio recording leak on the ballotpedia page. That should basically tell you that the opponents are right: "The campaign was based upon the argument that Amendment 1 was designed and funded by utility companies to deceive voters into thinking it was a pro-solar measure, when, in fact, it was written to benefit utility companies and inhibit solar expansion.". Why would you vote YES on that?