Legislative/Regulatory

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. With concerns raised about a proposed annual registration fee on electric vehicles amounting to a “double tax,” House members want a study about impacts of the increased number of electric vehicles on Florida... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Florida lawmakers have restarted a move to impose annual registration fees on electric vehicles amid pushback over the proposed amount. The Senate Transportation Committee on Wednesday backed a proposal (SB 28) that would require... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. House Speaker Paul Renner said Tuesday that lawmakers during the 2024 legislative session will take steps to support energy companies and place limits on children's access to social-media sites. The Palm Coast Republican said... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Mike La Rosa, a former state House member who joined the Florida Public Service Commission in 2021, was chosen Thursday to become chairman of the utility-regulatory panel. La Rosa will begin a two-year term as chairman in January,... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday said state regulators did not adequately justify approval of a settlement that increased base electric rates for Florida Power & Light and ordered a new explanation. Justices, in a 4-2... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. A Leon County circuit judge heard arguments Friday in a challenge by the city of Gainesville to a new state law overhauling control of the Gainesville municipal utility. Judge Angela Dempsey held a hearing on competing motions by... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis and other top state officials are urging a federal judge to toss out a constitutional challenge to a new law aimed at overhauling the municipal utility in the Gainesville area. Lawyers for DeSantis, Attorney... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection lashed out at a federal proposal aimed at reducing greenhouse-gas emissions from power plants, saying it "places the reliability, affordability and capacity of the nation's energy... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Florida utility regulators and other industry officials are objecting to a federal proposal aimed at reducing greenhouse-gas emissions from power plants, arguing the changes could drive up costs for consumers and hurt the... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. The city of Gainesville has launched a wide-ranging constitutional challenge to a new state law that overhauled control of the region’s municipal utility, including saying it could violate bond agreements. The lawsuit,... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. With two courts looking at the issue, plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit are disputing arguments by Florida Power & Light that a new state law protects the utility from liability for power outages in Hurricane Irma. FPL on... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Arguing that a new Florida law violates First Amendment and other constitutional rights, a non-profit group and Alachua County residents have filed a federal-court challenge to an overhaul of the electric utility in the... Continue Reading