A new solar mandate in South Florida has irritated the local builder association, but the upside may please the new homeowners.

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Solar in Florida is tricky. Utilities have succesfully kept one of the sunniest U.S. spots for solar from becoming a leader in solar installs. But South Florida's politicians are scared, and rightly so. Even the most benign climate change scenarios put much of this region underwater, as ice melts and sea levels rise. What's a mayor to do?