When Can We Expect Relief? Just a few months ago oil was at $145 a barrel. Yesterday it closed at $46. Effectively a 68 percent drop. Gasoline was $4 a gallon and is now about $1.83 - a 54 percent drop. ...more

December 6, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School Board will hold its first hearing on the 2008-09 budget Tuesday as it prepares for what is expected to be a tight financial year that could get even worse with more state funding cuts and rising gas and electricity prices. ...more

July 24, 2008

Customers of Tampa Electric and Peoples Gas could see rate increases of 9 percent to 10 percent starting next spring, the parent company of both utilities said Thursday. ...more

June 13, 2008

TAMPA - Customers of Tampa Electric and Peoples Gas could see a rate increase starting next spring of 9 to 10 percent, the parent company of both utilities said this afternoon. TECO Energy Corp. said it plans to ask state regulators in August for permission to raise the base rates of both Tampa-based utilities. ...more

June 12, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist has a grand vision for Florida's energy future. It includes solar panels dotting the rooftops of homes and businesses, wind turbines whipping the sky and new nuclear reactors sending clouds of steam into the air. ...more

December 4, 2007