While most Floridians enjoyed time off over the holidays, the folks at the state’s monopoly utilities — Florida Power & Light, Duke and Tampa Electric — were busy playing Scrooge.

Weather alerts via text: Sign up to get updates about current storms and weather events by location Almost 34,000 power outages were reported across Florida at 6:30 a.m. Officials warned before ...

Florida Power & Light customers are seeing a "temporary hurricane restoration surcharge" on their 2025 bills. And the company will be seeking a rate increase to run from 2026 to 2029 to help ...

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that it does plan to file a formal request for a 2.5% increase The Florida Power & Light Company notified the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) that it plans to file a formal request to set ...

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A partnership between Florida Power & Light (FPL) and Miami-Dade County has brought “one of the largest” reclaimed water projects in the state online, which will treat up to 15 million gallons ...

Wednesday morning, power outages have been hovering around 40,000, with the highest number of outages reported in Wakulla County. The Florida Department of Transportation has been out during the ...

Cynthia Cheatwood (left) and Betty Robinson Demmons (right) seek to honor the legacy of Lawrence "Ice Man" Hicks, who currently rests in an unmarked grave at the Magnolia Cemetery in Orange Park.