Promising real solutions to Florida's energy quandary, a new group calling itself REAL announced a coalition of environmentalists and businesses that will push for strong renewable requirements in the state.

REAL, which stands for Renewable Energy Alliance, includes several environmental groups alongside businesses like Covanta, which converts trash to electricity, Florida Crystals, one of the largest U.S. sugar businesses, which has an interest in using crop waste for biofuels, and Kyocera Solar, a Japanese solar manufacturer.

The group called on the Florida Public Service Commission, which regulates utilities, to set a renewable-energy target of 20 percent of the state's electricity by 2020, the same goal set out by Gov. Charlie Crist and opposed by many of the state's utilities.

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