Orlando utility could vote today on new “net zero” plan amid concerns over continued fossil fuel use and low energy efficiency goals
Update: The OUC Board voted unanimously to approve the EIRP in its current form at its meeting on December 8. The Orlando Utilities Commission is set to discuss and potentially...
Florida’s investor-owned utilities spent heavily on Republican interest groups in 2020 elections
Senate races prioritized by the Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee face multiple investigations
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
Candidates Vie for Influential Florida Public Service Commission Seat
Three state legislator applicants have each accepted thousands in utility political contributions and voted in favor of utility-friendly legislation.
Florida Power and Light quietly reduces solar commitment, shifting some proposed solar to Gulf Power in midst of merger
FPL reduced solar plans by over 500 MW, apparently moving some proposed projects to Gulf Power’s service territory in the Florida panhandle. FPL’s solar reductions come despite its parent company’s...
NextEra Energy Only Large Utility Company Without Absolute Carbon Reduction Goal
NextEra Energy, the parent company of Florida Power & Light and Gulf Power, recently touted an award it received from Fortune as the “World’s Most Admired” utility, along with another...
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...