Duke Energy

The Florida Public Service Commission approved the requests to increase utility rates through the end of the year.

The two utilities, which have a combined total of about 2.7 million customers, blamed prices of natural gas that fuels power plants.

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.

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.

Duke Energy said in January that average residential customers would see bill increases of 3% to 4% in 2022.

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.

Dismantling of the closed nuclear reactor at Duke Energy's Crystal River energy complex is underway.

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.

Earthjustice, an environmental law nonprofit, filed a petition Tuesday asking the Public Service Commission for an emergency order to suspend disconnections for overdue customers.

It stems from issues from Duke's predecessor that resulted in a 2017 outage.

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