TECO

When it kicks in Jan. 1, residential customers will be paying about $5.50 more a month and $939 more annually than they did five years ago. That's an 82% increase.

Activists are upset about TECO likely getting another increase finalized this coming Tuesday as part of adjustments to the base rate hike the Florida Public Service Commission approved in 2024.

Utility regulators consider guardrails for the facilities in the FPL rate case.

About 20 Hillsborough County residents shared their concerns with increasing energy bills at a recent community meeting in downtown Tampa.

They include keeping your thermostat no lower than 78 degrees and watching how often you run your ceiling fans.

The Florida Public Service Commission largely rejected a request by consumer representatives to reconsider its rate decision, though the panel agreed to fix a mathematical error.

Multiple groups raised a series of arguments as they asked the state to reconsider the hikes.

The Office of Public Counsel, which represents consumers in utility issues, filed a notice that it was appealing regulators' approval of the increases, as did the groups Florida Rising and LULAC Florida.

Florida Rising and LULAC Florida filed notices that they were appealing the Public Service Commission's rate approval to the Florida Supreme Court.

The Florida Public Service Commission approved the rate hikes as they look to recover costs related to last year's hurricanes.

Staff members of the Florida Public Service Commission recommended proposals that would add about $21 a month for Duke customers and $30 for TECO customers starting in March.

The proposals would lead to customers seeing increases in their monthly bills starting in March and continuing for a year.