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Florida power companies push for another rate hike

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by studegator, Nov 17, 2022.

  1. studegator

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    https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/florida-power-companies-push-for-another-rate-hike/
    Tampa Bay residents may have seen higher electric bills in recent months.
    “Our electric bill just went up and it’s mid-400s,” said Carly Cashman-Crepo who lives in Polk County.
    “We’ve heard people’s bills doubling, hundreds of dollars of increases in the monthly bill,” Rehwinkel said.
    Ultimately, the Public Service Commission will decide whether or not to approve the rate hikes.

    The hearing is scheduled for Thursday at 9:30 a.m.
     
  2. swampbabe

    swampbabe GC Hall of Fame

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    FPL and Duke Energy own state government.
     
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  3. wgbgator

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    Those donations to the state GOP sure are paying off!
     
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  4. dave_the_thinker

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    If they raise the rates, they can run millions more of those glorious ads on every sports channel to help us understand how much they care about their customers.

    I know I feel better about them already.
     
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  5. flgator2

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    Then explain why Gainesville's (huge liberal ran city and county) GRU is the 2nd highest utilities in the state, I bet they haven't donated to any republican candidate
     
  6. wgbgator

    wgbgator Premium Member

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    How can I explain your unsourced speculation? The Republicans run this state, any business that hires lobbyists is dealing with the people that you know, have power.
     
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  7. enviroGator

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    It is pretty easy to see how much the price of electricity has increased due to your rate, and anyone suggesting their rate has doubled is lying.

    Maybe their cost did double, but that is more likely that it was because their usage doubled.
     
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    Ultra tree huggers scammed by BioMass company. After of course firing GRU guy who said they were idiots.