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Phil AmmannMarch 26, 2015

It may look a bit like the bridge of the starship Enterprise, but the new Florida Power & Light “smart grid” command center has one purpose: improving service reliability. FPL, the state’s largest utility, unveiled its Power Delivery Diagnostic Center, designed to manage a complex electric system that serves more than 4.7 million Florida customers. […]

James CallMarch 5, 2015

Rep. Dwight Dudley Thursday called a deal approved by the Public Service Commission allowing Florida Power & Light to pass on the cost of gas exploration the “most anti-consumer” agreement he has seen. In December the utility received permission to collect $191 million from customers to explore for natural gas and oil in Oklahoma. FP&L […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 25, 2015

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Florida Realtors today announced joining the 23-member coalition of major employers to support legislation updating the state’s discrimination protections for employment, housing and public accommodations. As the newest member of Florida Businesses for a Competitive Workforce, Florida Realtors is the largest trade association in the state, with more than 140,000 members. They are part of a grassroots […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 24, 2015

On Tuesday, Florida reached a milestone in the growing battle for fair, equitable and competitive workplaces throughout the state. Florida Businesses for a Competitive Workforce announced more than 200 Florida employers — both large and small — have joined the fight to support passage of the Florida Competitive Workforce Act. State legislators are considering two […]

Bruce RitchieFebruary 17, 2015

A Senate bill intended to strengthen ethics requirements for the Public Service Commission and tighten regulation of utilities passed its first committee stop. But Sen. Jack Latvala, R-St. Petersburg, says the fate of the bill ultimately will lie in the House, where other Senate bills involving the PSC and utilities in recent years have not […]

Bruce RitchieFebruary 17, 2015

A Senate bill intended to strengthen ethics requirements for the Public Service Commission and tighten regulation of utilities passed its first committee stop. But Sen. Jack Latvala, R-St. Petersburg, says the fate of the bill ultimately will lie in the House, where other Senate bills involving the PSC and utilities in recent years have not […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 12, 2015

NextEra Energy, the Juno Beach-based clean energy company and owner of Florida Power & Light, has joined the fight for fair, equitable and competitive workplaces throughout the state. Florida Businesses for a Competitive Workforce announced the addition of NextEra in its campaign for passage of House Bill 33 and Senate Bill 156, known as the […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 10, 2015

Republican candidate Jason Fischer added over $11,700 in contributions from January 1-31, and has now raised more than $65,000 in two months since filing for the Florida House District 16 race. Donations to the jacksonville native came from a variety of notable Jacksonville sources, including executive Tom Petway and the firm of former House Speaker Dean […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 3, 2015

Fox News Florida branch, Sunshine State News, printed recently, “Putnam on Water Policy: Get Priorities Right From First, Then Spend Accordingly” (January 23, 2015). Some interpretation is needed for readers inclined to take the faux news source literally. Adam Putnam is the telegenic, multimillionaire farmer and two-term Secretary of Agriculture. We last observed Secretary Putnam […]

Mike SchneiderFebruary 2, 2015

A government-owned power company that supplies wholesale electricity for 31 small Florida cities plans to pay its chief executive’s six-months salary and health insurance premiums for the rest of his life if he is fired, according to a preliminary audit report that has angered some city officials. The Florida Municipal Power Agency also spent tens […]

Tag: Florida Power & Light

FPL launches high-tech Power Delivery Diagnostic Center

Five minutes with Dwight Dudley over gas exploration and the PSC

Florida Realtors join coalition to pass Competitive Workforce Act

More than 200 Florida businesses have joined coalition to pass Competitive Workforce Act

Jack Latvala's PSC bill passes first committee stop, but fate uncertain in House

Jack Latvala’s PSC bill passes first committee stop, but fate uncertain in House

NextEra Energy joins fight to pass Florida Competitive Workforce Act

HD 16 hopeful Jason Fischer adds nearly $12K in campaign cash for January

Alan Farago: Why is Adam Putnam deleting land-buying history?

Audit says power agency spent thousands on flowers, parties