The Florida Public Service Commission will hold a public hearing on the Aqua Utilities Florida rate request at 4 p.m. Friday at the West Pasco Government Center, 7530 Little Road. Tropical Storm Fay forced the PSC to postpone the hearing, originally scheduled for Aug. 22. ...more

September 23, 2008

Tampa Electric Co. formally asked state regulators today for permission to increase electric bills 22 percent beginning in January to cover the skyrocketing cost of fuel. ...more

September 2, 2008

Colonial Manor Utilities Inc. wants to increase rates for more than 1,800 drinking water customers in west Pasco County, saying the added revenue is needed to cover the cost of installing a new filtration system on its nitrate-contaminated wells. ...more

August 30, 2008

Customers of Progress Energy Florida are expected to pay a lot more for electricity next year, the St. Petersburg-based utility said Friday. ...more

August 30, 2008

Progress Energy Florida customers could pay a lot more for electricity beginning next year, the St. Petersburg-based utility said this morning. ...more

August 29, 2008

Tampa Electric Co. residential customers can expect to see their electric bills increase by 31 percent in May 2009, the utility said today in formalizing a previously announced rate increase request. ...more

August 11, 2008

Progress Energy Florida, Central Florida's largest electricity provider, said today it filed an application with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build two nuclear reactors on a 5,000-acre site in southern Levy County about 10 miles north of Crystal River. ...more

August 1, 2008

A year ago, Aqua Utilities Florida appeared before the Florida Public Service Commission with a request to raise rates for customers across the state, saying the move was needed to recoup an estimated $7.3 million in investments and upgrades. ...more

July 30, 2008

Consumers Need Break Regarding "TECO Seeks 22% Bump in Fuel Charges" (front page, July 19): ...more

July 26, 2008

Customers of Tampa Electric Co. should brace themselves for a hefty increase in their monthly electric bill next year. ...more

July 19, 2008