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.
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."
Donalds and Jolly bicker over response to utility profitability
The CLEO Institute, a climate change advocacy group, reports that Donalds has received $1.79 million in campaign contributions from Florida’s major power utilities over the years, trailing only Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson among Florida leaders.
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”
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 utility companies’ lobbying linked to rising electric bills
“One thing that maybe shouldn’t have surprised me but did surprise me in this research, was the nearly 100 lobbyists that these utility companies have in Tallahassee,” Maguire said. “There’s roughly one lobbyist for every one-and a-half legislators.”
Youth climate-change activists redirect their focus to opposing AI data centers
The concerns about hyperscale data centers have grown substantially around the country over the past year, as they consume enormous amounts of electricity and water. A conventional data center consumes as much electricity as 10,000 to 25,000 households, according to the International Energy Agency.
Young people from Orlando to push for climate justice at Florida Capitol
“We really are facing an affordability crisis in the state of Florida, and I think young people are feeling it across the board,” Montealegre said. “We definitely need to push for accountability when it comes to energy costs.”
