Progress Energy Florida's plan to build two nuclear power plants in Levy County was approved today by state regulators. ...more

July 15, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY -- Incentives and costs of "green" building codes were dissected today as a Pasco Building Association group examined the second draft of a proposed Pasco County environmentally friendly construction ordinance. About 30 people took part in the PBA Green Building Council monthly meeting. A final draft of the proposed ordinance might be ready for the next meeting, June 26. ...more

June 5, 2008

Electric bills for customers of Progress Energy Florida would jump by more than $8 a month under a plan filed today with state regulators. Citing the higher cost of coal, natural gas and oil, the St. Petersburg-based utility asked the Florida Public Service Commission for permission to recover the increased costs from customers. If approved, the 8 percent increase would be applied to customers' bills beginning in August. ...more

May 30, 2008

Does Christmas come in May? Yes! At least Betty Abshire and other Briar Patch Village residents might have been tempted to say so after Progress Energy Florida this week steered clear of Pasco County for possible routes for new transmission power lines. ...more

May 24, 2008

SEBRING — Some Sebring residents could save up to $150 per year on their energy bills and help out the environment by taking advantage of Program Energy Florida's Neighborhood Energy Saver program. The program assists families in low-income neighborhoods with escalating energy costs by implementing electric conservation measures at no cost to the customer. The target area, which has been identified with help from the Department of Community Affairs guidelines, includes much of downtown Sebring and the Washington Heights neighborhood. The program will have an official kickoff Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Sebring Boys and Girls Club, located at 111 Martin Luther King Blvd. Progress Energy officials will present information about the program to residents. ...more

May 21, 2008

Progress Energy Florida said Tuesday that it has selected a path for a new 200-mile, high-voltage power line project it wants to build to serve future growth in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

May 21, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. -- Feedback from residents convinced Progress Energy Florida that power lines it is planning to build to meet a growing demand for electricity on the Suncoast should follow existing corridors, company officials said in a press release this morning. ...more

May 20, 2008

TAMPA - Progress Energy said this morning that it has selected a path for 200 miles of high-voltage power lines that would cut across several counties, including northern Hillsborough County. ...more

May 20, 2008

Florida's sluggish real estate market contributed to a 24 percent drop in first-quarter earnings at Progress Energy, the company reported Thursday. ...more

May 9, 2008