If Progress Energy Florida gets an interim rate increase next week, West Pasco customers could see electric bills go up about $4 to $5 a month starting this summer. At a May 19 hearing in Tallahassee, the Florida Public Service Commission will discuss granting the extra $76 million to Progress Energy Florida, according to information from the Florida Office of Public Counsel, which represents consumers before the PSC. ...more

May 13, 2009

A fresh injection of federal money will help pay up to $600 toward utility bills for older Pasco County residents struggling to make ends meet during the recession. ...more

April 19, 2009

A fresh injection of federal funds will help pay up to $600 toward utility bills for older Pasco County residents struggling to make ends meet during the recession. ...more

April 11, 2009

State regulators will meet today to set higher rates for customers of Tampa Electric Co. ...more

April 7, 2009

Blame it on fuel. Electricity bills in Hernando County are nearly 50 percent higher today than they were 10 years ago. ...more

March 27, 2009

County officials are preparing their objections to federal proposals for a cap-and-trade system to reduce carbon emissions some view as a new tax that could raise electric bills. ...more

March 24, 2009

Three days after telling customers to expect a big decrease in next month's electric bill, Progress Energy asked regulators Friday for a hefty increase in base service rates. ...more

March 21, 2009

Electric bills are zapping the budgets of many senior citizens already struggling through the recession, Maria Johnson complains. Despite efforts to conserve, Johnson, a retiree, said her Progress Energy Florida bills for her Lakewood Villas residence have been topping $200 for several months, especially after the utility's Jan. 1 rate hike of nearly 25 percent. ...more

March 21, 2009

Progress Energy customers will see an 11-percent decrease in their monthly bills beginning in April. ...more

March 18, 2009

State regulators on Tuesday granted Progress Energy's request to cut electric bills by 11 percent, or $400 million, this year. ...more

March 18, 2009