Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Walt Trierweiler, an attorney at the Florida Public Service Commission and retired Army lieutenant colonel, was chosen Thursday to serve as state public counsel. With no discussion, the Legislature’s Joint Committee on... Continue Reading
Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. After Gov. Ron DeSantis refueled a battle this week with Walt Disney Co., a Senate committee Wednesday will take up a proposal aimed at undoing an agreement between Disney and the former Reedy Creek Improvement District board.... Continue Reading
Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Utilities couldn’t be held liable for damages caused by outages related to such things as hurricanes, under a change added Monday to a Florida House bill. The House Appropriations Committee unanimously approved the bill (HB... Continue Reading
Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. State regulators Tuesday could approve a proposal that would reduce Florida Power & Light customers’ bills in May because of lower-than-expected natural gas prices. The proposal, which will go before the Public Service... Continue Reading
Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. In a proposal that could cost some cities millions of dollars, a House panel on Tuesday approved a bill that would restrict how much money can be transferred from municipal utilities into city general funds. The House Energy,... Continue Reading
STATEMENT BY:Amy Zubaly, Executive Director, Florida Municipal Electric Association Regarding Proposed Committee Substitute for HB 1331, Amendment to SB 1380 “The proposed substitute language for House Bill 1331 and an amendment to Senate Bill 1380 will hurt municipal utility communities... Continue Reading
Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Florida House and Senate members last week filed proposals that would increase state regulation of many municipal electric utilities. The proposals would ramp up the Florida Public Service Commission’s regulation of... Continue Reading
Florida lawmakers Friday gave final approval to changes that would shift control of the Reedy Creek Improvement District from the Walt Disney Co. to Gov. Ron DeSantis. With Republican senators saying the changes wouldn’t affect the operations of Disney’s theme parks, the Senate voted... Continue Reading
State Supreme Court justices Wednesday questioned whether regulators adequately justified the approval of a settlement that increased base electric rates for Florida Power & Light. The Supreme Court heard arguments in two challenges to the Florida Public Service Commission’s approval... Continue Reading
Florida House members Tuesday raised the possibility of giving state regulators more oversight of municipal utilities. Members of the House Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee repeatedly touched on the issue as they received presentations about the Florida Public Service... Continue Reading
Recognition stems from efforts to help customers save energy, manage utility bills OUC – The Reliable One took first-place honors in yet another national customer survey, leading all electric utilities that were named “2022 Customer Champions.” The Cogent Syndicated 2022... Continue Reading
A joint legislative committee Thursday recommended Charles Rehwinkel to serve as interim state public counsel after the resignation of former Public Counsel Richard Gentry. Rehwinkel has served as deputy public counsel since 2011. The Office of Public Counsel represents consumers in utility issues... Continue Reading
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