Electric Utilities

Friday is Florida Arbor Day, and the utility is giving away 1,000 trees to highlight "planting the right tree in the right place to keep the power flowing."

There are vendor-neutral resources for people intimidated by pushy salespeople or unfamiliar terminology.

Residential customers who use 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity a month will see their monthly bills increase from $136.44 to $145.58.

Tampa Electric estimates it could seek to recover up to $55 million related to Helene and $370 for Milton.

Future nuclear might not look like past nuclear. While advanced technology could include large nuclear plants, it also could involve small reactors that might be used by the military or industries.

While the report called Florida a 'solar powerhouse,' its numbers fall behind other states when averaged out per customer.

Debby barreled into the Panhandle Monday as a Category 1 hurricane, leaving widespread power outages in its wake. Officials are urging patience as crews work to turn the lights back on.

The city council is scheduled to vote on a study to see if that's a better option. Complaints have grown about rising costs and the utility cutting down trees on private property.

Duke’s proposal, filed in April, called for increasing base rates by $593 million in 2025, $98 million in 2026 and $129 million in 2027. A proposal by TECO to raise base rates also is pending at the Florida Public Service Commission.

Some Florida households will get discounts for efficiency upgrades that are predicted to save at least 20% of the home’s energy use, getting back between $2,000 and $4,000. Plus, low- to moderate-income families could get up to $14,000 for purchasing high-efficiency equipment.

Utility leaders say they are responding to a trend of stronger and more unpredictable hurricanes as the 2024 outlook calls for what may be the busiest hurricane season ever.

Existing coal and new natural gas-fired power plants that run more than 40% of the time will have to eliminate 90% of their carbon dioxide emissions.