Tag: Florida Public Service Commission
Amid Connections to Ongoing Election Scandals, NextEra Pours Millions into Florida’s 2022 Election Cycle
DeSantis faces Democrat and Utility Critic, Crist
1.25 million Floridians face electric disconnection by utilities
Investor-owned utilities have begun to resume the disconnection process, are opposed to shutoff moratorium petition before the PSC next week
Utility Front Group Sparks Attack on Florida Rooftop Solar Amid Ongoing COVID Crisis
Attack led by Florida legislator who has accepted over $20,000 from utilities in political contributions
Energy Choice Falls Flat at Florida Supreme Court After Utility Offensive
The Florida Supreme Court ruled on January 9 to keep the “Energy Choice” initiative off the Florida ballot in the upcoming general election, siding with investor-owned utilities and quashing an...
Nikki Fried calls for end to utilities’ energy efficiency programs while endorsing their proposed goals of zero
Nikki Fried, the top statewide Democrat in Florida, endorsed utilities’ plans for eliminating their energy efficiency goals and called for an end to utility energy efficiency programs in a brief...
FMPA Coordinating Statewide Campaign to Raise Florida Municipal Utilities’ Fixed Fees, Block Solar
The Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) is waging a campaign to increase monthly fixed fees to as high as $50 in an attempt to block the growth of solar, according...
What Andrew Gillum vs Ron DeSantis Means for Clean Energy
On Aug 28th, 2018 Andrew Gillum (D) and Ron DeSantis (R) both shocked the political establishment by winning their respective primaries in the race to be the next Florida Governor....
Governor Rick Scott Appoints Former Legislator That Was Critical of Solar to Public Service Commission
Update: On December 4, 2017, Ritch Workman resigned after Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto issued a statement in which she said Workman approached her from behind and “pushed his body up against me and made vulgar...
Candidates for Florida Public Service Commission Echo Utility Industry Solar Talking Points
Candidates for three open seats on the Florida Public Service Commission revealed a range of views – some of which are not well supported by facts – on solar power...
Gulf Power Wants to Make its Customers Pay for Twice the Coal by 2025
While most electric utilities are sprinting away from coal and toward less expensive and cleaner generating options, Gulf Power wants to make its customers in Florida pay for double the...