Florida Public Service Commission

• Jan 2, 2026

  Ana OrtegaAppointment · Commissioner

  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.

• Jan 2, 2026

  Andrew FayTerm expiration · Commissioner

  Former Chairman Andrew Fay's term expired and he departed the Florida PSC; Fay had previously served as chair of the commission.

• Jan 2, 2026

  Art GrahamTerm expiration · Commissioner

  Former Chairman Art Graham's term expired and he departed the Florida PSC after years of service, including a tenure as chair.

• Jan 2, 2026

  Bobby PayneAppointment · Commissioner

  Gov. DeSantis appointed Bobby Payne, a former Seminole Electric Cooperative executive and eight-year Republican Florida House member, to the PSC.

• Jan 2, 2025

  Gary F. ClarkReappointment · Commissioner

  Gary F. Clark began his second term as a Florida PSC Commissioner on January 2, 2025, reappointed through the state's nominating council process.

Address

2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Gerald Gunter Building, Tallahassee, FL 32399

Phone

(800) 342-3552Fax (800) 511-0809

Website

psc.state.fl.us ↗

Utility landscape

• Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) IOU

  Eastern and southern Florida, including Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and portions of the Atlantic Coast — approximately 5.8 million customer accounts

  FPL's 2021 rate settlement authorized a substantial capital investment program through 2025; the company has been aggressively expanding solar and battery storage under its 30-by-30 plan. A new base rate case is anticipated as the settlement's rate-freeze period expires, making FPL a focal point of FPSC dockets in 2026-2027.

• Duke Energy Florida (DEF) IOU

  West-central Florida, primarily Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas counties, serving approximately 1.9 million customers

  DEF completed its Crystal River nuclear decommissioning cost recovery proceedings and continues to pursue grid hardening and solar expansion investments. The company filed for rate relief reflecting capital additions and storm recovery costs, with FPSC proceedings ongoing through 2026.

• Tampa Electric Company (TECO) IOU

  Hillsborough County and portions of Polk and Pasco counties, serving approximately 825,000 customers

  TECO's most recent rate case settlement approved recovery for solar generation investments and transmission infrastructure. Storm hardening cost recovery and the transition away from coal generation at Polk Power Station are active regulatory matters before the FPSC.

• Gulf Power (now integrated into FPL/NextEra) IOU

  Northwest Florida panhandle region, including Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Bay counties — fully integrated into FPL operations following FPSC approval

  Post-merger integration with FPL was completed under FPSC oversight; panhandle customers are now served under FPL tariffs. Ongoing scrutiny of integration cost allocation and service quality benchmarking remains a residual regulatory concern.

• Florida Keys Electric Cooperative (FKEC) coop

  Monroe County, including the Florida Keys from Key Largo to Key West, approximately 35,000 accounts

  FKEC is subject to FPSC jurisdiction as a cooperative serving a geographically isolated and hurricane-vulnerable territory. Grid resilience investments, storm hardening cost recovery, and undersea transmission cable maintenance are persistent regulatory and financial challenges.

• JEA (Jacksonville Electric Authority) muni

  City of Jacksonville and portions of Clay, Nassau, and St. Johns counties, serving approximately 500,000 electric customers

  JEA is not subject to FPSC rate jurisdiction as a municipal utility but remains relevant to state energy policy due to its scale and its ongoing integrated resource planning process targeting significant coal retirement and renewable buildout by 2030. Legislative scrutiny of governance and potential privatization resurfaced in 2025.

Key issues

• FPL base rate case filing anticipated in late 2026 or early 2027 following expiration of 2021 settlement rate freeze, expected to be among the largest rate proceedings in FPSC history given the scale of FPL's solar, storage, and transmission capital investment since 2022
• Expanded storm cost recovery proceedings across multiple IOUs following the 2024-2025 hurricane seasons, with Duke Energy Florida and TECO seeking FPSC approval for significant storm reserve replenishment and infrastructure hardening amortization schedules
• Integrated resource planning compliance and renewable portfolio acceleration — FPSC review of utility IRP filings for consistency with Florida's 2035 solar and battery storage buildout targets, including evaluation of proposed offshore wind feasibility studies
• Rate design modernization and net metering transition — ongoing FPSC proceedings to implement revised successor tariff structures for distributed solar customers following Florida's 2022 net metering law changes, with avoided-cost compensation phase-in schedules under active stakeholder dispute
• Grid modernization and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) investment recovery — FPSC consideration of cost-benefit frameworks for next-generation smart meter deployments and distribution automation programs proposed by FPL and DEF, with intervenors challenging projected customer savings assumptions

Upcoming

• 2026-09-15

  Estimated deadline for intervenor testimony in Duke Energy Florida storm cost recovery docket (Docket No. estimated); FPSC administrative law judge evidentiary hearing expected to follow in Q4 2026 to address DEF's post-hurricane infrastructure amortization request

• 2026-10-07

  Estimated FPSC agenda conference to address net metering successor tariff compliance filings submitted by FPL, DEF, and TECO; commission expected to address avoided-cost calculation methodology and phase-in timeline disputes raised by solar industry intervenors

• 2026-11-18

  Estimated FPSC workshop on grid modernization cost recovery standards, including AMI deployment benefit-cost methodology; workshop intended to set evidentiary framework ahead of anticipated IOU filings in Q1 2027

• 2027-02-01

  Estimated filing deadline for FPL base rate case with FPSC, anticipated to include recovery of solar generation facilities, battery storage, transmission upgrades, and storm hardening capital expenditures accumulated during the 2022-2026 settlement period; proceeding expected to draw significant intervenor participation from OPC, industrial customers, and solar advocates