Panhandle of Florida pede here.. we are getting absolutely railed by a company based out of Juno Beach, FL. They took over what used to be Gulf Power and now everyone’s power bills have gone up 100-200%. I am in a couple of Facebook groups where locals are taking action. I’d love to get some help figuring out if this is some deep state operation trying to sabotage our great state or if this is just horrible policy. Our local state reps are silent on the issue and we haven’t heard a peep from Gaetz or DeSantis. My bill went from $90 in November, $136 in December, now $233 in January. Projected bill for next period is $389 Make it make sense! Fuck FP&L, fuck all of the cuckservatives around us that allowed this to happen. They’re messing with the state and specifically the wrong region of the state.
Florida Power and Light Company
🧐 Research Wanted 🤔
First, I don't think they can raise rates without presenting the business case to the Florida Energy and Climate Commission. At least in most states, their price increases are regulated and must be approved.
Something doesn't sound right there.
People up north are regulated, southern states are deregulated...that is why Exelon out of Illinois has had to be bailed out by tax payers in Illinois and New York...they can't just pass the cost off to those they provide power to. I know Southern company can pass the cost off to the public and TVA is ran by government so you k ow where they get funding! FPL is a little out of my reach but sounds dereged to me!
This whole thing is sketchy. We’ve called to complain, but it’s like screaming into the void. Pensacola held a town hall meeting last night, but it did not get to first base.
FP&L has been down here in South Florida for as long as I can remember. They're a pain in the ass to deal with a lot of the time. Though I have had good experiences with them on occasion. My bill has been creeping for awhile. It's the cost of fuel. Inflation killing us.
CMP (central Maine power) in Maine has done the same thing, under the guise of billing system errors. Ironically I believe FLP owned them prior to being sold to a Spanish company. Check your usage, is it the cost or are they jacking the KW hrs used. In Maine it started when they installed smart meters.
How do they generate their power?
Here in Pa. Prices have increased up to 50%. I thought that was bad...you are in a much worse situation! Are there other providers?
Nope, Pensacola is going to perform a “feasibility survey” to determine if it is cost efficient to offer an alternative power option..
They can't raise rates in Florida without a county approval and a notification that you live in.
Check in with your county first to see if they approved these new rates.
My dad and brother said all of their utility bills have doubled in the last few months. I have fpl and my bill has historically been around $60. This month it was $130 😤 landlord also said the water bill doubled too 🤔
Yes, basically what everyone is saying is these rates are heavily regulated. They are bc a power company is a natural monopoly and every county/jurisdiction in the country has their own specifications for what utilities can charge. Gulf power was a southern company subsidiary. Would be very surprising to me if they sold it off but apparently that has happened. I work in corporate finance so will research and see what I can find.
Sold to nextera, the Juno beach company, in 2019. Now have over 50% marketshare of homes in florida.
Thank you!
The Florida PSC (Public Service Commission) regulates telecommunications, electrical, gas, water and transport companies. The rates are in large books called "tariffs" that are supposed to be open to the public. When a company raises their rates, or changes anything in the tariff, they have to present the changes to the PSC for approval. The telephone tariffs I worked with were at least 1 ft thick for each state, then we had the federal (FCC) ones.
I once got into it with Ala Power, and asked for a copy of their tariff. The lady didn't want to send it to me, it was SO BIG and SO COMPLICATED. I assured her I knew how to read tariffs. When it finally came, it was about 1/2 inch thick and no where near as complicated as the file room full of ones I worked with every day. I laughed.
Tell them you want a copy of the tariff, even if you have to pick it up in person. Then compare the rates to your bill.