Fellow Winter Park Residents,

Please share with friends and neighbors.

Commission candidate Craig Russell followed up today and provided his input on the renewable energy policy question posed to all candidates.

I do not want to overstay any welcome I may have in your inbox. I just think it fair to give Craig's position the same exposure as provided the other candidates.

Should the city pay more than a competitive price for electricity? YES or NO. If yes, why?

Craig Russell – Commission Candidate Seat 2: NO, buy energy at the best market price – See his full response here.

And this repeats the responses of the other candidates for comparison:

Shiela DeCiccio - Mayoral Candidate: YES, pay more than market prices for energy to meet arbitrary renewable energy goals at the expense of electric customers. Sheila did not respond to repeated requests for clarification but voted for the Renewable Energy Policy as a sitting commission member.

Michael Cameron - Mayoral Candidate: POSSIBLE YES, pay more than market prices for energy to meet arbitrary renewable energy goals at the expense of electric customers - See his full response here.

Jason Johnson - Commission Candidate Seat 2: LIKELY YES, pay more than market prices for energy to meet arbitrary renewable energy goals at the expense of electric customers - See our email exchange here. Jason claimed the premise of the question is "fundamentally flawed" but offered no evidence and declined to clarify his position.

Stockton Reeves - Commission Candidate Seat 2: NO, buy energy at the best market price - See his full response below.