New Local Preemption: Clean Energy

What’s happening? Florida Legislature has. Package of energy related preemption bills. SB 1128 (2021 | FL) preempts natural gas bans; SB 856 (2021 | FL) preempts gas station regulations and EV Charging station regulations; SB 896 (2021 | FL) “preempts local government from deciding whether or not solar facilities should be granted permits as agricultural land and redefines pulling methane gas from a landfill as renewable energy.”

Why is this important? Preemption is the name of the game for popular Republican legislation.

How will this be important? Other levels of government will always want to control how cities govern themselves.

Miami Herald via Governing | Florida Lawmakers Pre-empt Localities on Clean Energy Regulation