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Staff ReportsSeptember 13, 2017

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Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday night said he’s “made it clear” that getting gasoline to the pumps and turning the lights back on are tied for his No. 1 priority. Scott “will continue to aggressively work until every Floridian can return to work and their kids can go back to school,” his office said in […]

Scott PowersSeptember 12, 2017

Duke Energy announced it expects to have restored lost electrical service to the western portions of its service area – Pinellas and Pasco counties – by midnight Friday, and to most of the rest by midnight Sunday, but the hard hit counties of Hardee and Highlands likely will wait longer. Duke’s announcement came Tuesday afternoon […]

Scott PowersSeptember 12, 2017

For the first time since early Monday morning, power is on for just over half the state of Florida. That means 5.47 million homes and businesses still were without power at noon today, according to the latest data compiled and provided by the Florida Office of Emergency Management. That’s 48 percent of all electricity customers […]

Scott PowersSeptember 12, 2017

More than 5.6 million homes and businesses still were without power at 6 a.m. Tuesday in the wake of Hurricane Irma, according to the latest report from the Florida Office of Emergency Management. That includes Collier County and several low-population counties where the numbers of customers — individual homes or businesses — topped 90 percent […]

Staff ReportsOctober 7, 2016

Hurricane Matthew now has knocked more than 1 million electricity customers in Florida off the grid, according to the governor’s office. The latest numbers, as of 3 p.m.: Over 90,000 without power in Duval County, over 50,000 combined in St. Johns and St. Lucie, over 30,000 in Palm Beach. In Orange County, there were almost 70,000 without […]

Scott PowersOctober 7, 2016

Volusia County has gone almost entirely dark, and Flagler and Indian River counties are not far behind, because of Hurricane Matthew. The latest power outage reports provided by Gov. Rick Scott‘s office show 78 percent of power customers in Volusia were without electricity as of noon, while 69 percent of Flagler customers, 67 percent of Indian […]

Michael MolineSeptember 14, 2016

The lights seem likely to stay on in Florida for the next 10 years, utility industry representatives told the Public Service Commission Wednesday. Reserve margins for the electricity supply should exceed 20 percent during that time, due to increased reliance on natural gas — projected to hold steady at 65 percent of supply. Renewable energy […]

Associated PressSeptember 6, 2016

Florida still has more than 18,000 customers without electricity more than four days after Hurricane Hermine slammed into the state. State officials said Tuesday that more than 16,000 of those customers reside in Leon County, which is home to the state capital. The grinding pace of the recovery has caused a dustup between Gov. Rick […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 9, 2016

With falling natural gas prices, Duke Energy Florida announced it will cut monthly residential electricity rates $5.83 for a typical 1,000 kilowatt-hour customer beginning with its April billing cycle. The utility submitted its plan to the Florida Public Service Commission and is expected to be approved, reports LobbyTools. Duke uses natural gas to generate a majority of […]

Marc YachtAugust 26, 2015

Poverty’s narrow definition relates to income and consumption but a much broader meaning is necessary to understand America’s poor. Federal guidelines qualify individuals and families by addressing income, but don’t provide an accurate depiction of needy families and their living conditions. The better understanding of the poor must look beyond income and at the larger […]

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Gabrielle Russon

Rick Scott: ‘Fuel and power Florida’s top priorities’

Duke hopes to have Pinellas, Pasco power up by midnight Friday

Slightly more than half of Florida now has power

5.6 million homes, businesses without power statewide

Over 1 million now without power, governor’s office says

Power outage in Volusia approaches 80%; 826,000 statewide and rising

Florida utilities keeping up with demand for electricity

Florida still has more than 18,000 customers without power

Duke Energy Florida to cut electricity rates for April

Dr. Marc J. Yacht: Our country’s shameful legacy of poverty