How the Florida Public Service Commission affects what you pay for electricity
Florida is one of only four states where the law expressly prohibits you from buying energy from anyone other than your government-assigned monopoly utility.
Fossil fuels vs. solar: Which should power Florida to lower energy bills?
"Solar is cheaper, and you're taking out the fuel cost,” Glickman said. “We could be doing so much better if there was a push to take advantage of the sunshine."
Jacksonville Bold for 8.5.26: Bar rescue
“In 2023, JEA claimed a new methane gas plant was the most affordable option for Jacksonville’s energy needs. Just two years later, projected costs have increased 139%, and an independent analysis found the project could cost customers an additional $2.5 billion over its lifetime, plus roughly $1 billion in health impacts from pollution,” said Susan Glickman, vice president of Policy and Partnerships at The CLEO Institute.
While other states fought rate hikes, Florida’s AG stayed out as power bills rose 45%, 49%, and 86%
"Florida is in the midst of an affordability crisis, and that includes housing and insurance and people's utility bills. And we've watched the utility bills for Florida rate payers go up and up and up."
Florida’s GOP AGs used to intervene in utility rate cases, but no longer
“Florida is in the midst of an affordability crisis, and that includes housing and insurance and people’s utility bills. And we’ve watched the utility bills for Florida rate payers go up and up and up”
Feds order a Florida power plant to keep burning dirty coal
“Coal is the most expensive form of electricity”
St. Pete Council OKs study to review costs, benefits of owning its own utilities
“If St. Pete were to municipalize, the profit motive goes away. And this could allow the city to pursue lower-cost ways to meet the community’s energy needs.”
PSC Denies Reconsideration of FPL Rate Case; Case Heads to FL Supreme Court
“CLEO’s Connecting the Dots report which tracks utility contributions highlights how these outcomes are shaped, and who ultimately pays the price. Energy should support people’s lives, not strain them.”
Florida Power & Light Profit Margins Top Other Utilities’ Nationwide, Report Says
“The same communities that are on the front lines of the climate crisis are being pushed farther behind by rising energy costs, and in a state like Florida where extreme heat is rising we know energy is not an option. It’s survival.”
This Week in South Florida: Beam Furr and Raymer Maguire
“And it doesn't make sense when you look at Florida's energy policy of having affordable, reliable, clean energy from diverse sources.“
