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."
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”
Advocates urge Florida Senate leader to support energy reforms amid rising bills
The group cited a report from The CLEO Institute published last month. The report found Tampa Electric’s CEO made $2.4 million in 2024, Duke Energy’s CEO made $6.3 million, and Florida Power & Light’s CEO made $11.4 million.
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.”
FL Sen. C Guillermo Smith Introduces Bill to Lower Electricity Rates in Long Term
“Floridians are paying the price for a monopoly utility system that prioritizes profits over the basic needs of consumers,” said Samantha Kaddis, Advocacy and Campaigns Associate with The CLEO Institute.
