Florida Power & Light /tags/florida-power-light Florida Power & Light en-US WLRN Thu, 04 Apr 2024 19:30:00 GMT Fuel costs give Florida Power & Light customers a break on bills /government-politics/2024-04-04/fuel-costs-give-florida-power-light-customers-a-break-on-bills State regulators approved a plan that will trim Florida Power & Light customers’ monthly bills because of lower-than-expected natural gas costs, while Duke Energy Florida and Tampa Electric Co. said they will seek similar reductions. Thu, 04 Apr 2024 19:30:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-04-04/fuel-costs-give-florida-power-light-customers-a-break-on-bills Jim Saunders Nuclear regulators to hear arguments over relicensing aging Turkey Point reactors /environment/2024-01-24/turkey-point-reactor-nuclear-regulators-relicensing Environmentalists say nuclear regulators and Florida Power & Light used outdated sea level rise projections in extending operating licenses for Turkey Point to mid century. Wed, 24 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2024-01-24/turkey-point-reactor-nuclear-regulators-relicensing Jenny Staletovich FPL launches pilot project to turn 'clean hydrogen' into electricity /business/2023-10-11/fpl-hydrogen-electricity-florida Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:58:24 GMT /business/2023-10-11/fpl-hydrogen-electricity-florida WLRN News PolitiFact FL: Biden said Obama spent hundreds of millions to bury power lines. That lacks evidence /government-politics/2023-10-06/biden-obama-florida-power-lines If Biden had said that during the Obama administration, the federal government invested hundreds of millions of dollars in electrical-related projects, he would have been on firmer ground. But that’s not what he said. Fri, 06 Oct 2023 21:02:10 GMT /government-politics/2023-10-06/biden-obama-florida-power-lines Amy Sherman | PolitiFact FPL proposes lower fuel costs that could trim electric bill hikes /state/2023-03-02/fpl-proposes-lower-fuel-costs-that-could-trim-electric-bill-hikes FPL filed a petition at the state Public Service Commission that would trim increases proposed to take effect in April. FPL’s filing came two days after Duke Energy Florida filed a similar petition based on natural-gas prices. Thu, 02 Mar 2023 14:00:00 GMT /state/2023-03-02/fpl-proposes-lower-fuel-costs-that-could-trim-electric-bill-hikes Jim Saunders Florida Supreme Court questions approval of FPL's recent rate increase /state/2023-02-08/florida-supreme-court-questions-approval-of-fpls-recent-rate-increase The Florida Supreme Court heard arguments in two challenges to the Florida Public Service Commission’s approval in late 2021 of the four-year settlement, which began increasing FPL customers’ rates last year. Wed, 08 Feb 2023 19:00:00 GMT /state/2023-02-08/florida-supreme-court-questions-approval-of-fpls-recent-rate-increase Jim Saunders Florida lawmakers ask, should state regulators have more oversight of local utilities? /state/2023-01-25/florida-lawmakers-ask-should-state-regulators-have-more-oversight-of-local-utilities The idea of shifting oversight of municipality utilities onto state regulators in the Florida House has flared debate about municipal utilities serving customers in unincorporated areas. Wed, 25 Jan 2023 11:00:00 GMT /state/2023-01-25/florida-lawmakers-ask-should-state-regulators-have-more-oversight-of-local-utilities Jim Saunders FPL customers to see a boost in storm and fuel costs /state/2023-01-23/fpl-customers-to-see-a-boost-in-storm-and-fuel-costs Customers with Florida Power & Light could see a utilities prices hike in April as the company tries to recoup costs related to Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole Mon, 23 Jan 2023 17:00:00 GMT /state/2023-01-23/fpl-customers-to-see-a-boost-in-storm-and-fuel-costs Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida In the Southeast, power company money flows to news sites that attack their critics /news/2022-12-19/in-the-southeast-power-company-money-flows-to-news-sites-that-attack-their-critics Alabama Power and Florida Power & Light hired the consulting firm Matrix to help shape their fortunes. Matrix funded six sites that covered politics, filling a void left by the decline of local news. Mon, 19 Dec 2022 17:30:00 GMT /news/2022-12-19/in-the-southeast-power-company-money-flows-to-news-sites-that-attack-their-critics David Folkenflik, Mario Ariza, Miranda Green Higher electric bills set for Floridians in January /news/2022-12-07/higher-electric-bills-set-for-floridians-in-january State regulators Tuesday approved utility costs that will translate to higher electric bills in January for homeowners and businesses — and the pain won’t end there. Wed, 07 Dec 2022 13:30:00 GMT /news/2022-12-07/higher-electric-bills-set-for-floridians-in-january Jim Saunders