Tag: FPL
One Florida Electricity Utility Saved $375 Million In Fuel Costs Last Year By Investing In Solar
August 25, 2023
Florida Power & Light, the largest electric utility in Florida, saved $375 million in fuel costs in 2022 by investing in solar. They also announced plans to reduce customer charges by close to the same amount.
Why Is Your Electric Bill So High? New Reports Show How Power Companies Spend Your Money On Politics, and it’s 100% Legal
August 10, 2023
New reports reveal the extent to which major electric companies like FPL use money from your electric bill in lobbying and other political activities. And ...
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FPL Parent Company NextEra Slammed With Class Action Lawsuit Over Florida Election Fraud Allegations
June 1, 2023
FPL is in the news again — this time, their parent company NextEra Energy, has been slammed with a class-action lawsuit over FPL's alleged involvement ...
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The Next Disney-Style Takeover for DeSantis: The Gainesville Regional Utility
April 19, 2023
Just as the Florida Legislature advanced a law to claw back control over Disney's special taxing district, they advanced a separate bill to give Gov. ...
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The Public Service Commission has abandoned Florida’s seniors to FPL | Opinion
April 18, 2023
Guest author Martha Pelaez writes that older consumers are bearing the brunt of the rising cost of electricity. The reason: The Florida Public Service Commission ...
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The Playbook to Privatize G.R.U. and Raise Rates
April 7, 2023
Why the bill to take over Gainesville's publicly owned utility is part of a long playbook to privatize it and sell it to one of ...
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Floridians Should Applaud Silagy’s Exit from Florida Power & Light – Opinion
February 5, 2023
Guest author Alissa Jean Schafer explains in an opinion piece for the Sarasota Herald Tribune why the departure of Eric Silagy as CEO of Florida ...
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The Importance of an Independent Public Counsel for Florida
February 3, 2023
The Public Counsel is one of the most important, but least understood roles in Florida government, acting as a watchdog on behalf of Florida’s utility ...
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Tell the Public Service Commission: No Electric Price Gouging
September 9, 2022
If the Florida Public Service Commission approves the request from Florida's largest utilities, your monthly electric bill could be going up by as much as ...
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The Power Company Making Florida into a “Living Hell”
August 11, 2022
Outrageously high power bills in 2022 are explained by years of political interference from FPL, Florida's largest electricity monopoly.
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Setting Sun—Just The Latest Attack On Florida Solar Freedom
February 24, 2022
New legislation being pushed to curtail rooftop solar options is only the latest in a long series of attacks by FPL on consumer energy freedom ...
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FPL Controls Your Energy. They’re Accused Of Controlling Your Vote.
February 23, 2022
Is the money you pay on your FPL electric bill being used to change the outcome of Florida's elections?
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The Largest Electric Rate Hike in Florida’s History
February 18, 2022
In October 2021, the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) approved the largest rate increase in Florida Power and Light (FPL) history. In November, FPL received ...
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The Solar Jobs Killer Bill: Who is Behind It?
January 14, 2022
Tuesday, lawmakers in Tallahassee voted to advance SB 1024, a bill which will kill thousands of good paying jobs in the residential solar industry.
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