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Updated Jun 1, 2026Utility Landscape
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL)
IOUSoutheast and eastern Florida, including Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and portions of the Gulf Coast; largest electric utility in Florida
FPL's 2021 rate settlement authorized approximately $1.3B in annual revenue increases phased through 2025; the company has been aggressively pursuing solar IRP commitments and is expected to file a new base rate case in the near term as prior settlement provisions expire.
Duke Energy Florida (DEF)
IOUCentral Florida including Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, and Polk counties, with approximately 1.9 million customers
DEF completed a major rate case settlement in 2024 establishing new base rates and a solar build-out commitment; ongoing scrutiny from the PSC regarding cost recovery for the Levy nuclear project cancellation prudence review and storm hardening expenditures.
Tampa Electric Company (TECO)
IOUHillsborough, Polk, Pasco, and Pinellas counties in west-central Florida; approximately 830,000 customers
TECO filed a base rate case in late 2024 seeking recovery for significant capital investments in grid modernization and renewable generation; the PSC approved a negotiated settlement in early 2025 with tiered rate increases through 2027.
Florida City Gas / NextEra Energy (Peoples Gas System)
IOUPeoples Gas serves statewide natural gas distribution across multiple Florida counties; Florida City Gas covers Miami-Dade and Monroe counties
Both gas distribution subsidiaries of NextEra face increasing regulatory pressure regarding infrastructure replacement program (GRIP) cost recovery and the long-term role of natural gas amid the state's evolving clean energy policy debates.
JEA (Jacksonville Electric Authority)
muniElectric, water, and sewer utility serving Jacksonville and portions of surrounding northeast Florida counties; approximately 480,000 electric customers
JEA operates outside FPSC electric rate jurisdiction as a municipal utility but remains subject to PSC oversight for certain telecommunications matters; the utility is executing a long-term strategic plan following the failed 2019 privatization attempt and is investing heavily in grid resilience post-Hurricane Ian/Idalia.
Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) / Florida Electric Cooperatives
coopSVEC serves portions of north-central Florida including Suwannee, Lafayette, and surrounding rural counties; representative of approximately 17 distribution cooperatives statewide
Florida's electric cooperatives are not subject to FPSC rate jurisdiction but face regulatory touchpoints on territorial disputes, broadband deployment through USDA ReConnect funding, and coordination with the FPSC on interconnection standards for distributed generation.
Key Issues
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FPL anticipated base rate case filing: FPL's 2021 four-year rate settlement expires at end of 2025, making a new base rate case filing before the FPSC highly probable in 2026; stakeholders anticipate requests to recover costs associated with expanded solar generation, grid hardening post-Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and nuclear uprate projects at Turkey Point and St. Lucie.
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Storm hardening and cost recovery following 2024 hurricane season: Hurricanes Helene and Milton caused widespread outages across FPL, Duke Energy Florida, and TECO service territories in late 2024; FPSC proceedings are ongoing to review prudency of storm restoration expenditures and potential adjustments to the Storm Protection Plan (SPP) cost recovery mechanisms established under SB 796 (2019).
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Solar and renewable integration under IRP obligations: FPSC is reviewing integrated resource plans filed by major IOUs in 2025 reflecting updated 10-year capacity projections; key issues include the pace of coal retirement (FPL's Indiantown, TECO's Polk Power Station units), replacement capacity adequacy, and battery storage procurement cost allocation to ratepayers.
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Natural gas infrastructure and stranded asset risk: With growing legislative and federal attention to gas system decarbonization pathways, the FPSC faces pressure to evaluate long-term cost recovery risks for gas distribution infrastructure investment by Peoples Gas and Florida City Gas, particularly GRIP rider recovery and whether ratepayers bear stranded asset exposure.
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Broadband and telecom cross-subsidization oversight: FPSC retains jurisdiction over certain telecommunications providers and is engaged in ongoing proceedings examining whether incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) are appropriately allocating costs between regulated and unregulated broadband services, with consumer advocacy groups raising concerns about rate structure transparency.
Upcoming
Estimated deadline for parties to file initial briefs in Duke Energy Florida's storm restoration cost prudency review docket (estimated date; formal scheduling order expected from FPSC in June 2026); proceedings address approximately $800M in Hurricane Milton and Helene restoration expenditures.
Estimated FPSC agenda conference to address Tampa Electric Company's compliance filing under the 2025 base rate settlement, including verification of capital expenditure milestones tied to tiered rate increase triggers for the 2026 rate adjustment tranche.
Estimated statutory deadline for FPSC to issue final order in any FPL base rate case filed in spring 2026; if FPL files a rate case by April 2026, Florida's 12-month statutory clock for rate case resolution would require a final FPSC decision no later than this date.
Estimated FPSC workshop on updated IRP filings from major IOUs submitted in mid-2025; workshop expected to address renewable integration timelines, coal unit retirement sequencing, and battery storage procurement targets in light of NERC reliability standards and Florida reserve margin requirements.
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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