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Florida Power & Light, Duke Energy Florida and Tampa Electric Co. filed the proposals in order to add underground power lines and reduce outage threats from trees and other vegetation.
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Can Florida get all of its electricity from renewable sources by the year 2050?
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A recent analysis indicated it’s no coincidence the Southeast has among the highest electricity bills in the country, and the lowest investment in energy efficiency.
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Florida has a lot of electric cars — the second-highest number in the nation — and for drivers on long trips or a stressful hurricane evacuation there is always one big question: Where is the next charging station?
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The proposal, if approved by the Florida Public Service Commission, would lead to Duke residential customers to pay $6.62 a month more for 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity starting in March.
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The two utilities, which have a combined total of about 2.7 million customers, blamed prices of natural gas that fuels power plants.
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Duke residential customers who use 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity a month will pay an additional 55 cents a month starting in August, and for the next year.
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Duke disagreed with the proposal, which would split it into three companies — one operating in Florida, one in the Carolinas and one in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.
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Duke Energy said in January that average residential customers would see bill increases of 3% to 4% in 2022.
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If approved, Duke Energy Florida residential customers would see bill increases of 3 to 4% in 2022, and annual increases of 1 to 2% in 2023 and 2024.
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Dismantling of the closed nuclear reactor at Duke Energy's Crystal River energy complex is underway.
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Utilities suspended disconnections after the pandemic began in the spring but recently have moved forward with plans to turn off electricity for non-payment of bills.