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Guest AuthorSeptember 13, 2016

With the recent passage of Amendment 4, you might be under the impression that the Sunshine State is making hay from our abundant natural resource and creating a healthy amount of energy from solar. Not so. In fact, although Amendment 4 is a step in the right direction, it’s actually natural gas that carries the […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 25, 2016

Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a federal rule for electricity markets that encourages grid operators to pay large users to reduce consumption at peak times, Tampa Bay area Democratic U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor filed an energy bill that she says will spur investment and research in widespread distributed energy technology, such as rooftop solar. “Energy […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 5, 2015

In the latest effort to meet increasing consumer demand for electricity, Duke Energy Florida (DEF) is asking state regulators to approve the purchase of a Polk County power plant owned by a subsidiary of Calpine Corp. Duke has been working on the deal since August, but didn’t file official documents seeking approval from the Florida […]

Peter SchorschOctober 12, 2014

A recent AP poll revealed that Americans are worried that our government can’t protect us. And not without good reason — the botched handling of an Ebola victim, videos of police violence looping on the nightly news, arson-caused wildfires ravaging homes, ISIS threatening our homeland — are stoking a growing sense of vulnerability among Americans to […]

Tag: federal energy regulatory commission

Tom Matthews: Amendment 4 is good start, but natural gas necessary for Florida economy, environment

Kathy Castor files bill to spur investment, research in energy tech

Duke Energy seeks PSC approval to buy Auburndale power plant

Peter Schorsch: Florida’s leaders need to protect our infrastructure from attack