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Updated May 26, 2026Utility Landscape
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL)
IOUEastern and southern Florida, including Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and approximately 35 counties statewide — largest electric utility in Florida
FPL's 2021 rate settlement authorized increases through 2025; the company has signaled interest in a new general rate case as capital investments in solar, storm hardening, and nuclear uprate projects accumulate. FPL remains under heightened scrutiny following the 2022 settlement controversy involving former FPSC commissioners.
Duke Energy Florida (DEF)
IOUWest-central Florida including Tampa Bay area, Citrus, Pasco, Pinellas, and Hillsborough counties
DEF's most recent rate case settlement (2021) included a performance-based ratemaking pilot and expanded solar commitments; the utility is pursuing grid modernization investments and seeking cost recovery for advanced metering infrastructure deployment. DEF has been active in integrated resource planning proceedings emphasizing natural gas and solar hybrid resources.
Tampa Electric Company (TECO)
IOUHillsborough, Polk, Pasco, and Pinellas counties in west-central Florida
Tampa Electric filed a general rate case in 2024 seeking recovery of significant capital investments in solar generation, grid hardening, and transmission upgrades; the case involves contested issues around return on equity and the appropriate treatment of environmental compliance costs.
Florida City Gas / Peoples Gas System (Emera Florida)
IOUNatural gas distribution serving central and south Florida, including Tampa, Orlando, and Keys corridors
Peoples Gas and Florida City Gas, both subsidiaries of Emera Inc., face regulatory pressure regarding long-term gas infrastructure investments amid state-level debates on building electrification and decarbonization; the FPSC has generally been supportive of continued gas distribution investment under Florida's energy policy framework.
Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU)
muniElectric, gas, water, wastewater, and telecommunications services within Gainesville and portions of Alachua County
GRU has faced significant financial and governance challenges following the controversial biomass power purchase agreement, leading to state legislative intervention in 2023 that transferred rate-setting authority from the Gainesville City Commission to a state-appointed independent authority; FPSC oversight role remains limited but the restructuring has broader implications for muni governance in Florida.
Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) / Florida's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives
coopRural north and north-central Florida including Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee, and surrounding counties
Florida electric cooperatives operate largely outside direct FPSC rate jurisdiction but are subject to territorial and certification oversight; cooperatives have been increasingly engaged in broadband deployment proceedings and federal USDA ReConnect funding coordination, with some seeking state regulatory clarity on cost allocation for fiber buildouts.
Key Issues
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FPL anticipated general rate case filing: FPL is widely expected to file a new general rate case in 2026 seeking recovery of multi-billion-dollar capital expenditures including the Duane Arnold nuclear uprate, SolarTogether program expansion, and post-hurricane hardening investments; ROE and capital structure will be central contested issues before the FPSC.
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Storm cost recovery and securitization proceedings: Following active 2024 and 2025 hurricane seasons, multiple Florida IOUs are pursuing or have pending storm damage cost recovery petitions; the FPSC is evaluating securitization mechanisms under Florida's storm securitization statute as a means of spreading recovery costs, with consumer advocates challenging the pace and scope of proposed surcharges.
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Grid modernization and AMI cost recovery: Duke Energy Florida and Tampa Electric are both seeking FPSC approval for advanced metering infrastructure deployment cost recovery; proceedings involve disputed avoided cost calculations, cybersecurity requirements, and customer data privacy protections that are drawing intervention from the Office of Public Counsel.
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Renewable energy integration and IRP compliance: The FPSC is actively reviewing integrated resource plans from major IOUs emphasizing solar-plus-storage and natural gas peaker replacement; proceedings are examining whether utility solar procurement targets are sufficient given Florida's Renewable Portfolio goals and whether battery storage cost recovery frameworks need codification in commission rules.
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Broadband and telecommunications regulatory jurisdiction: Florida cooperatives and some municipal utilities are expanding fiber-to-the-home networks using federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding; the FPSC is navigating jurisdictional questions about whether bundled utility-broadband offerings trigger additional regulatory reporting requirements and how federal grant conditions interact with state cost-of-service principles.
Upcoming
Estimated FPSC agenda conference addressing Tampa Electric general rate case evidentiary hearing scheduling order and prehearing stipulation deadlines; parties including OPC and industrial intervenors expected to submit joint prehearing statements. Date is estimated based on standard FPSC procedural timeline.
Estimated deadline for FPL to file its anticipated general rate case petition with the FPSC; if filed, would trigger statutory 12-month clock for final commission order and prompt intervention deadlines for Office of Public Counsel, AARP Florida, and industrial customer groups. Date is estimated based on publicly signaled utility capital recovery timeline.
Estimated FPSC workshop on grid resilience and hardening cost recovery standards, anticipated as a follow-up to 2025 post-storm legislative directives; workshop expected to address uniform documentation requirements for storm reserve fund replenishment petitions across FPL, DEF, and TECO. Date is estimated.
Estimated FPSC final hearing in Duke Energy Florida AMI deployment cost recovery docket; evidentiary proceeding expected to address disputed return on equity for AMI capital, OPC-contested avoided meter reading cost savings projections, and cybersecurity compliance cost allocation. Date is estimated based on DEF's filed procedural schedule.
Commissioner Watch
View all ↗Former Chairman Art Graham's term expired and he departed the Florida PSC after years of service, including a tenure as chair.
Former Chairman Andrew Fay's term expired and he departed the Florida PSC; Fay had previously served as chair of the commission.
Gov. DeSantis appointed Ana Ortega, previously chief policy adviser to PSC Chair Mike La Rosa, to the Florida PSC for a term beginning January 2, 2026.
Gov. DeSantis appointed Bobby Payne, a former Seminole Electric Cooperative executive and eight-year Republican Florida House member, to the PSC.
Gary F. Clark began his second term as a Florida PSC Commissioner on January 2, 2025, reappointed through the state's nominating council process.
Staff
190| Name | Title | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Braulio L. Baez | Executive Director | (800) 342-3552 |
| Tom Ballinger | Director | (800) 342-3552 |
| Samantha Cibula | Attorney Supervisor | (800) 342-3552 |
| Mark Futrell | Deputy Executive Director - Technical | (800) 342-3552 |
| Cayce Hinton | Director | (800) 342-3552 |
| Apryl Lynn | Deputy Executive Director-Administrative Services | (800) 342-3552 |
| Dale Mailhot | Director | (800) 342-3552 |
| Andrew Maurey | Director, Division of Accounting and Finance | (800) 342-3552 |
| Cynthia Muir | Director, Office of Consumer Assistance & Outreach | (800) 342-3552 |
| Gregory Shafer | Director | (800) 342-3552 |
| Danielle Adams | Administrative Assistant | (850) 413-6836 |
| Jenna Ageeb | Public Utility Analyst I | (800) 342-3552 |
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