Suzan Franks of Hernando says the Florida Public Service Commission should rejected Progress Energy Florida's latest rate increase request. ...more

March 25, 2009

The power drain on the wallets of Progress Energy Florida customers will drop some $15 to $18 a month on typical bills by April. Even so, state lawmakers could turn the lights out on a fee the utility began charging for preconstruction costs of a nuclear power plant that could take another decade to complete. ...more

March 21, 2009

An electric rate increase of nearly 25 percent could be like the proverbial lump of coal left in the Christmas stockings of Progress Energy customers, some lawmakers argue. Some legislators vow to seek a rollback next year of not quite half of the rate hike because residents are hurting from the recession. Yet Progress Energy executives insist they need the funds as they prepare for nuclear power projects, which can take the better part of a decade to bring on line. ...more

December 24, 2008

TAMPA – The chairman and chief executive officer of Progress Energy died today while on a business trip to London. Robert McGehee, 64, was among a group of Progress Energy executives in England to meet with investors. He suffered a stroke on Sunday and underwent surgery at Charing Cross Hospital, but did not regain consciousness, a company news release said. ...more

October 9, 2007