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State DEP Fights Power Plant Rules
State DEP Fights Power Plant Rules

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection lashed out at a federal proposal aimed at reducing greenhouse-gas emissions from power plants, saying it "places the reliability, affordability and capacity of the nation's energy... Continue Reading

Date posted08/9/2023


Florida Regulators Balk at EPA Power Plant Plan
Florida Regulators Balk at EPA Power Plant Plan

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Florida utility regulators and other industry officials are objecting to a federal proposal aimed at reducing greenhouse-gas emissions from power plants, arguing the changes could drive up costs for consumers and hurt the... Continue Reading

Date posted08/1/2023


FPL, Irma Plaintiffs Battle Over New Law
FPL, Irma Plaintiffs Battle Over New Law

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. With two courts looking at the issue, plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit are disputing arguments by Florida Power & Light that a new state law protects the utility from liability for power outages in Hurricane Irma. FPL on... Continue Reading

Date posted07/26/2023


FPL Says Law Should Short-Circuit Irma Case
FPL Says Law Should Short-Circuit Irma Case

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. After Gov. Ron DeSantis last week signed a measure that gave a legal protection to utilities, Florida Power & Light is asking a judge to toss out a class-action lawsuit stemming from power outages in Hurricane Irma. FPL filed... Continue Reading

Date posted07/6/2023


Lower Fuel Costs to Trim FPL Bills
Lower Fuel Costs to Trim FPL Bills

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Florida Power & Light customers will get a break starting in July. State regulators Tuesday approved a plan that will trim FPL customers’ bills because of lower-than-expected costs of natural gas used to fuel power... Continue Reading

Date posted06/13/2023


FPL Bill Reductions Backed
FPL Bill Reductions Backed

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. The state Public Service Commission should approve a proposal that would lead to lower bills for Florida Power & Light customers starting in July, the commission’s staff said in a new recommendation. FPL last month filed... Continue Reading

Date posted06/2/2023


Trierweiler Tapped as Public Counsel
Trierweiler Tapped as Public Counsel

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Walt Trierweiler, an attorney at the Florida Public Service Commission and retired Army lieutenant colonel, was chosen Thursday to serve as state public counsel. With no discussion, the Legislature’s Joint Committee on... Continue Reading

Date posted04/21/2023


Utilities Could Get Liability Shield
Utilities Could Get Liability Shield

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Utilities couldn’t be held liable for damages caused by outages related to such things as hurricanes, under a change added Monday to a Florida House bill. The House Appropriations Committee unanimously approved the bill (HB... Continue Reading

Date posted04/17/2023


Regulators Could Trim FPL Bills
Regulators Could Trim FPL Bills

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. State regulators Tuesday could approve a proposal that would reduce Florida Power & Light customers’ bills in May because of lower-than-expected natural gas prices. The proposal, which will go before the Public Service... Continue Reading

Date posted04/3/2023


Lawmakers Could Cap Utility Money Transfers
Lawmakers Could Cap Utility Money Transfers

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. In a proposal that could cost some cities millions of dollars, a House panel on Tuesday approved a bill that would restrict how much money can be transferred from municipal utilities into city general funds. The House Energy,... Continue Reading

Date posted03/22/2023


Class Action Gets Go-Ahead in FPL Irma Outages
Class Action Gets Go-Ahead in FPL Irma Outages

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. An appeals court said Wednesday that Florida Power & Light can face a class-action lawsuit stemming from power outages in Hurricane Irma, which barreled up the state in 2017. A three-judge panel of the 3rd District Court of... Continue Reading

Date posted03/22/2023


Electric Bills Going Up in April
Electric Bills Going Up in April

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. State regulators Tuesday signed off on plans that will lead to millions of utility customers seeing increased electric bills in April because of hurricane costs and higher-than-expected natural gas prices last year. The Florida... Continue Reading

Date posted03/8/2023