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Board of County Commissioners unanimously passes Commissioner Rebeca Sosa's resolution to halt increase in FPL service rates |
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“During these difficult economic times, a 16 to 19 percent increase in electric rates will present significant challenges for individuals, small businesses, schools, and local governments,” noted Commissioner Sosa. “An increase in electric bills could further exacerbate the economic downturn by taking still more disposable income away from individuals and small businesses; the PSC should decline to allow FPL a rate hike at this time.” “If FPL’s proposal passes [the PSC], residents of Florida will be forced to choose between their food and electricity in order to make their already constrained budgets meet,” Commissioner Sosa emphasized. FPL recently announced that on July 1, 2008 it would ask the PSC to approve a fuel adjustment that will result in a 16 percent rate increase for residential electricity and a 19 percent increase for electricity for non-residential customers starting in August and continuing through the end of calendar year 2008. FPL is requesting these increases because of a 32 percent increase in the price of natural gas and a 54 percent increase in the cost of fuel oil within the past year. The resolution directs the Clerk of the Board to transmit a certified copy of the resolution to the Chair and Members of the Public Service Commission, with copies to the Governor, Senate President, House Speaker, the Chair and Members of the Miami-Dade County State Legislative Delegation.
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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COMMISSIONER REBECA SOSA DISTRICT 6
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Stephen P. Clark Center
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111 NW 1st Street, Suite 220 Miami, Florida 33128
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(305) 375-5696
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