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Florida power companies panned in renewable energy ranking The ranking is in a new report released by the Sierra Club this month.     Florida’s investor-owned power companies fell flat in a new report that ranked utilities around the country on their plans for renewable energy. Pictured is Tampa Electric Co.'s Big Bend Power Station in 2017. | [Luis Santana | Times (2017)] Published Jan. 29 Florida’s investor-owned power companies fell flat in a new report that ranked utilities around the country on their plans for renewable energy, including the two that service most of the T...

Dive Brief: Despite setting goals to decarbonize their resource mix, many utility pledges amount to little more than "meaningless greenwashing" because power companies are not moving quickly enough to phase out fossil fuels and add clean energy, according to a new report and data set from Sierra Club. The report grades utility decarbonization efforts based on coal plant retirement schedules, plans to add gas-fired capacity, and clean energy investment. Some utilities with carbon-neutral pledges received a failing grade using Sierra Club's methodology. The utility sector defended its approac...