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Crist revamps PSC, but now what?
Mayo on the Side: Broward news columnist Michael Mayo | Sun-Sentinel BlogsU.S. Senate candidate Charl???, uh I mean, Gov. Charlie Crist did the popular thing today by re-shaping the Public Service Commission with two picks that could be more consumer-friendly. Crist gave current commissioners Matthew Carter and Katrina...Tags: FPL Group, Charlie Crist, Politics, Executive Branch, Government
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Plug-ins, the Electric Grid and You
KickingTiresWith mass-market plug-in electric cars getting closer to going on sale, automakers and utility companies are studying the demands on the electrical system and car buyers' homes with wide-ranging conclusions. At "The Business of Plugging-In" conference...Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, Passenger Cars, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Automotive Equipment, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
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Bad signs for FPL
Mayo on the Side: Broward news columnist Michael Mayo | Sun-Sentinel BlogsYou think Florida Power & Light Co. executives are a little nervous today? It's been chilly outside -- and all those heaters cranked up will be good for the utility's first-quarter bottom line -- but FPL execs have to be......Tags: FPL Group, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
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Will racial diversity on Florida Public Service Commission help FPL customers?
Mayo on the Side: Broward news columnist Michael Mayo | Sun-Sentinel BlogsI've said it before, but when it comes to the Florida Public Service Commission, which oversees utilities, I don't see black-and-white. I see green, as in how much money FPL gets from my pocket. Now that the latest two PSC......Tags: Democratic Party, North Miami, Charlie Crist, Nancy Argenziano, Executive Branch
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Charley's wake leaves long lines, short fuses
Sentinel Staff WriterLuckily, as the father of a baby and 5-year-old, I'm used to cold showers and little sleep. . . . So a guy was at the gas pump with a long line behind him. He pumped his gas, and then went in the convenience store and spent several minutes getting...Tags: Florida, Hurricane Charley (2004), Glenda Hood, Pat Robertson, Georgia
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Customers are 'dumb money' for utilities
If you're a Progress Energy customer and you've looked yourself in the mirror lately, you're looking at "dumb money." Those aren't my words. That's how an energy policy wonk described customers who get saddled with financial risk when utilities take...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Energy Resources, Electricity Production and Distribution, Crime, Law and Justice, Duke Energy Corporation
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Take Legislature, elections out of PSC process
We're supposed to believe that Florida's system for selecting the people who set our utility rates is fair and free of political meddling. That's a bigger fake-out than Manti Te'o's girlfriend. The Legislature controls the selection of Public...
Tags: FPL Group, Elections, Politics, Executive Branch, Government
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Yes, you can fight City Hall — and win
There's something satisfying about watching somebody decide that they can fight City Hall. Maybe it's the idea that the little guy, if he tries hard enough, does stand a chance against the big-moneyed interests or a stubborn bureaucracy. Or perhaps we're...Tags: Windermere, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Winter Garden, Pine Hills
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Program grows 418 jobs in state
In exchange for a modest $1.4 million investment by the state, at least 418 jobs came out of a program that aims to help young Florida companies grow.
That's only about $3,400 per job – or less than the cost of a weeklong Disney cruise to the...Tags: North Miami, Economy, Business and Finance, Charlie Crist, Executive Branch, Rick Scott
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Utilities need to accept nuclear risk
If you are a Progress Energy customer, come December you will have paid more than $150 over the past two years toward two new nuclear reactors that may never get built. And the price is set to blast off from there. By 2020, Progress Energy projects it...Tags: Politics, Nuclear Power, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Environmental Issues, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Businesses open wallets for 2010 political races
We're still more than a year out from next year's race for governor and other key down ballot races — such as that of House Speaker-designate Dean Cannon of Winter Park — but the region's deep corporate pockets are already putting their...Tags: Democratic Party, Economy, Business and Finance, Business, Scott Maddox, Regional Authority
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The readers write: From Isleworth to power rates
You had lots to say on the issues I wrote about last week. Here's a look inside the mailbag. Dear Beth, If my house sells because of your article, I will send you a nice bottle of my favorite red wine. We still come down from time to time, but it was...Tags: Video Supplies and Services, Economy, Business and Finance, Corporate Officers, Charlotte, Orlando
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