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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


Local Utilities Could See More State Regulation
Local Utilities Could See More State Regulation

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Florida House and Senate members last week filed proposals that would increase state regulation of many municipal electric utilities. The proposals would ramp up the Florida Public Service Commission’s regulation of... Continue Reading

Date posted03/6/2023


Lower Fuel Costs Could Trim Electric Bill Hikes
Lower Fuel Costs Could Trim Electric Bill Hikes

With state regulators poised to consider proposals that would increase monthly electric bills, Florida Power & Light on Wednesday said lower-than-expected natural gas prices this year could somewhat soften the blow. FPL filed a petition at the state Public Service Commission that would trim... Continue Reading

Postedby Joanna White
Date posted03/1/2023


Duke Trims Proposed Bill Increases
Duke Trims Proposed Bill Increases

With projected prices of natural gas dropping, Duke Energy Florida on Monday trimmed proposed bill increases that likely will hit customers in April. Duke made filings in January at the Public Service Commission seeking to recoup additional money from customers because of higher-than-expected gas... Continue Reading

Postedby Joanna White
Date posted02/28/2023


Justices Question Approval of FPL Rates
Justices Question Approval of FPL Rates

State Supreme Court justices Wednesday questioned whether regulators adequately justified the approval of a settlement that increased base electric rates for Florida Power & Light. The Supreme Court heard arguments in two challenges to the Florida Public Service Commission’s approval... Continue Reading

Postedby Joanna White
Date posted02/8/2023


Supreme Court to Weigh FPL Rates
Supreme Court to Weigh FPL Rates

More than a year after customers started seeing higher bills, the state Supreme Court next week will hear arguments in challenges to a settlement that increased base electric rates for Florida Power & Light. The Florida Public Service Commission in late 2021 approved the settlement, which... Continue Reading

Postedby Joanna White
Date posted02/3/2023


Gainesville Regional Utilities on Track after Billing Backlog Caused By Meter Reader Shortage
Gainesville Regional Utilities on Track after Billing Backlog Caused By Meter Reader Shortage

By 6:30 a.m. on a recent Friday morning, at least seven of 26 meter readers scheduled for routes had called out sick before their shift at Gainesville Regional Utilities. GRU Meter Reader Supervisor Patricia Baham took the calls but continued to download route information into hand-held meter... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted01/27/2023


Duke, Tampa Electric Customers Face Higher Bills
Duke, Tampa Electric Customers Face Higher Bills

Duke Energy Florida and Tampa Electric Co. are seeking state approval to pass along hundreds of millions of dollars in additional costs to customers because of hurricanes and higher-than expected natural gas prices. Duke and Tampa Electric made filings Monday at the state Public Service Commission... Continue Reading

Postedby Joanna White
Date posted01/25/2023


Storms, Fuel Costs Could Boost FPL Bills
Storms, Fuel Costs Could Boost FPL Bills

Florida Power & Light customers could face increased electric bills in April after the utility got hit in 2022 by hurricanes and higher-than-expected natural gas costs. FPL said Monday it will ask the state Public Service Commission to approve collecting $1.3 billion from customers to recoup... Continue Reading

Postedby Joanna White
Date posted01/24/2023