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

Suzanne Bracewell of Dunedin doesn't understand why Progress Energy Florida needs a rate increase but Florida Power & Light doesn't. ...more

January 3, 2009

With the demand for electricity declining in recent months, some state lawmakers want to short-circuit part of a rate increase of nearly 25 percent for Progress Energy Florida. ...more

January 3, 2009