Misinformation is hindering solar roofing

The sunshine state is falling behind on solar roofing, according to a report from Environment America.

Local contractors say misinformation is playing a big role.

OFFICE IS RESPONDING.WE ARE WORKING TO GET MOREDETAILS ON THE SITUATI.ONTHE AGE OF MISINFORMATION COMESIN MANY DIFFERENT SHAPES ANDSIZES.THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR FOXFOUR NEWS AT TEN, I’M ROB MAH.NCTHE SUNSHINE STATE HAS RECEIVEDA LOT OF MISINFORMATIONEGRARDING SOLAR PANEL STCOFOX 4’S TITILAYO OKUWA HAS MOREON THE STORY.STANDUPYOU WOULD THINK LIVING IN THESUNSHINE STATE WOULD MAKEITEASIER TO GO GREEN.

BUT IN 2019,FLORIDA RANKED 26TH FOR ROOFTOPSOLAR, AND IT’S BECAUSE OFMISINFORMATN.IOVOONLY ABOUT THE REPERCENT OF ETHSTATE’S ELECTRICITY IS GENERATEDBY RENEWABLE ENERGY, ACCORNGDITO ENVIRONMENT AMERICA.

I SPOKEWITH A CAPE CORAL MAN WHO SAYSPEOPLE HAVE TO DO THEIR RESEARCHFIRST BECAUSE THE PROCESS CAN BEINTIMIDATING.NAT"I FILLED OUT A FORM, AND PPEOSTARTED CALLING FROM EVERYWHERESOT"IT’S VERY SIMILAR TO BUYING ANEW CAR.

IF YOU GOT THE WRONGDEALERSHIP, YOU MIGHT END UPOVERPAYING FOR IT.

SO WE D AIDLOT OF RESEARCH."VOCURT ENSHAILLE SAYS FINDING ACONTRACTOR NEARBY HELPED HIMLEARN WHAT HIS HOME NEEDED.

SO,I SPOKE WITH DOMINIQUE ZITO━THE FOUNDER OF THE SOLAR DESIGNGROUP.HE SAYS THERE AREN’T A LOT OFINCENTIVES FROM THE STATE ORCITIES TO GO SOLAR.

AND SOMEPEOPLE GET STUCK IN A FINANCINGLOAN BECAUSE THE SALESPERSONDOSNE’T EXPLAIN ALL THE OPTIS.ONSOT"THERE IS A LOT OFMISINFORMATION COMING DOWN THEPIPELINE FROM SALES AGENESTHAT DON’T HAVE INSTALLERS.

THEYSUBCONTRACT EVERYTHING O.

UTMISCONCEPTIONS OF SPECIAL LCECPROGRAMS AND STATE OF FLORIDAPROGRAMS. SO I JUST TRY TO TLELPEOPLE TO LOOK AT WHATREALISTICALLY FITS IN YRBUDGET TO OFSET YOUR ELECTRICITYBILL.

BUT KEEP IT LOCAL."VOSHENAILLE BROUGHT HIS ROOFWO TMONTHS AGO AND SAYS ETHINVESTMENT IS WORTH IT.T"MY AIR CONDITION IS ON 73DEGREES ALL DAY LONG AND WERE ANEVER WORRIED ABOUT IT BEING ONTOO LONG OR THE DOOR BEINGOPEN."HE SAYS IN EIGHT YEARS THE MONEYTHEY SAVE ON ELECTRICITY WILLCOVER THE COST OF WHAT THEYSPENT ON THE SYSTEM AND AT THEEND OF THE YEAR, HE WILL GET 26PERCENT OF WHAT HE PA BIDACK.STANDUPAG T"SO BEFORE YOU INSTALL A SOLARROOF, ZITO SAYS TALK TO MULTIPLECONTRACTORS IN YOUR AREA.AND RESEARCH ALL YOUR FINANCINGOPTIONS, SO YOU DON’T GET ST