The Florida Green Fee Coalition is a statewide alliance of students and faculty that supports the creation of renewable energy student fees ("green fees") at Florida public universities. The coalition provides information about the green fee and is working with university and state officials to make renewable energy investment at Florida's eleven public universities a reality.

What is a green fee?

Despite the environmental and financial benefits of renewable energy generation, high installation costs make it difficult for Florida's public universities to switch to clean energy sources. To help jump start this transition, we propose a small student fee which would be collected in a renewable energy fund at each university. This fund would help finance renewable energy installations and purchases on Florida campuses and move our state one step closer to a sustainable future.

The campaign for a green fee was started and is still led by college students from across the state. In spring 2007, the University of Florida student organization Gators for a Sustainable Campus placed a referendum question on the student government ballot to gauge student support for a 50 cent renewable energy fee. 78% of voting students supported the fee, and similar campaigns are underway at six other Florida universities.