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FPL will halt all projects that could have created 20,000 jobs
Florida Power & Light Co. President Armando Olivera said that utility regulators’ decision to grant the power company just $75 million of its requested $1 billion rate hike this year will cost the...
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FPL vote a win for the consumer, Crist says
Gov. Charlie Crist took credit for the Public Service Commission’s unanimous decision yesterday to grant FPL a $75 million-a-year rate hike, just a fraction of $1.2 billion the Juno Beach-based utility...
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PBC Commish Koons wanted FPL rate hike
Palm Beach County Commissioner Jeff Koons asked utility regulators to approve Florida Power & Light Co.’s $1.2 billion rate hike, saying the utility is the county’s largest employer and needed the...
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Crist goes to bat for consumer advocate JR Kelly
Gov. Charlie Crist told lawmakers to keep the state’s Public Counsel J.R. Kelly, who represents consumers in utility cases, on the job. Kelly’s tenure appears to be in question because the Joint...
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Senate considers utility regulatory changes
The Senate considered some sweeping changes to Public Service Commission, the panel that oversees billions of dollars in utility rates, without voting on it. The measure (SB 1034), which Senate...
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Senate passes Public Service ethics bill
The Senate quietly approved a measure designed to clean up the Public Service Commission with a 39-1 vote this afternoon. The bill (SB 1034) would make public all communications between the utilities...
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Senate signs off on Crist PSC picks – for now
The Senate Communications, Energy and Public Utilities Committee gave a preliminary nod to Gov. Charlie Crist’s two latest picks for the Public Service Commission, David Klement and Benjamin “Steve”...
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Former DEP chief Mike Sole heads to FPL
Former Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Mike Sole has gone to work for Juno Beach-based Florida Power & Light. The marine biologist is the vice president of the power company’s...
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Utility regulators scrutinize energy giants’ nuclear energy plans
In the wake of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant disaster, utility regulators will again start looking into an expansion of nuclear power in Florida and decide how much of the bill will be shouldered by...
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Solar energy fight heating up in Florida
Stephen Smith with Southern Alliance for Clean Energy A key step in a battle over the future of solar energy in Florida is set to take place Tuesday before the state Supreme Court, with advocates...
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