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Article Archive 2009-2011
2011
- Latest PSC Decision Raises Eyebrows-Orlando Sentinal
- Florida PSC Executive Director Resigns after Pressure
- Progress Energy Profits Dip in Latest Quarter
- Clean Energy Rally at Turkey Point calls for No Nukes, Go Solar!
- Progress Nuclear Plants are Troubled
- Progress to Merge with Duke Energy
- Experts question safety of AP1000 reactor design
- Progress singled out by Union of Concerned Scientists as being particularly problematic
2010
- PSC Votes on Nuclear Cost Recovery For Progress Energy (FL PSC News Release)
- Utilities Should Accept Some Risk Too…
- Progress Nuclear Plant Fee Approved
- More Criticism of Nuclear Recovery Fee
- Progress Energy Florida fee for nuclear plant stays, PSC decides
- PSC Approves Progress Energy Fee for Levy Nuclear Plant
- PSC rejects rate hike for Progress Energy, setting tone for FPL vote Wednesday
2009
- One PSC Member Resigns, Others Targeted – 10/5/09 Sun Sentinel
- Crist asks PSC to postpone FPL and Progress votes – 10/2/09 Sun Sentinel
- Gov Crist reshapes utility commission; boots out current members – 10/1/09 Sun Sentinel
- Progress Energy Takes Turn Before PSC – 9/23/09 Jacksonville Observer
- Progress Energy Rate Hearing Gets Heated- 9/21/09 Central Florida News 13
- Progress Energy Rate Hearing to Begin Today- 9/21/09 Citrus Daily
- Progress Energy Video Coverage
- FDLE Investigating Florida PSC – 9/10/09 WDBO Local News
- Attend the Hearing for Progress Energy 9/8-9/11
- Sparks Fly as FPL Rate-Increase Hearing Opens 8/24/09
- Opposition voices go unheard as Florida government approves nuclear power plants- Mother Nature Network 8/13/09
- Progress Energy Florida Receives Approval for Nuclear Plant- The Weekly Challenger 8/13/09
- Florida Cabinet Approves Proposal for Nuclear Plant- SmartBrief 8/13/09
- DEP requests approval of Levy Co. Nuke Plan- FloridaEnvironments.com 8/13/09
- Progress Energy, FPL want rate hike without disclosing executive pay – St. Petersburg Times 8/11/09
- Office of Public Counsel Asks for Progress Energy’s Rate Increase to be Denied- WMBB 13 News 8/10/09
- Help Stop Progress Energy from Building New Nuclear Reactors in Florida- Southern Energy Network Blog 8/10/09
- DEP Requests Approval of Levy Co. Nuke Plan – FloridaEnvironments.com 7/31/09
- Progress Energy Rate Hike Lacks Reason and Support – Examiner.com 7/18/09
- Progress Customers Voice Opposition to Rate Increase – Ocala.com 7/18/09
- Citrus County Residents Oppose Progress Rate Hike – Search Citrus 7/17/09
- Progress Energy Rate Hike Hearing Stirs Emotions – Citrus Daily 7/17/09
- PSC hearing -7/17/09
- Economist Files Opposition to Progress Energy Nuclear Reactors – St Petersburg Times 7/16/09
- Activists to Protest FPL Nuclear Facility Tomorrow – SunSentinel.com 7/16/09
- Hearing Held for Progress Energy Rate Increase – WDBO Local news 7/16/09
- Progress Energy rate increase gets static from customers – Orlando Sentinel 7/15/09
- Progress Energy Customers to Get Refund – My Fox Tampa Bay 6/30/09
- In Finland, Nuclear Renaissance Runs Into Trouble – New York Times 5/29/09
- FERC Chairman Announces: No New Coal or Nuclear Plants Needed – New York Times 4/22/09
- Wall Street Journal Blog on FERC Announcement
- Nuclear reactors’ cost: $17 billion. The News & Observer
- The Staggering Cost of New Nuclear Power, Part One in a Series on a New Nuclear Cost Study
- Warning to Taxpayers, Investors: Nukes May Become Troubled Assets, Part Two in a Series on a New Nuclear Cost Study
2008
- Nuclear Costs Explode. The Tampa Tribune
- The True Cost Of Nuclear Power
- The Self-Limiting Future of Nuclear Power, Part 1 from Climate Progress
- Nuclear power, Part 2: The price is not right from Climate Progress
Nuclear Energy in Florida
- Florida Governor Signs Law to Rein in FL's Nuclear 'Tax ...Florida Governor Signs Law to Rein in FL's Nuclear 'Tax'. ... that allows utilities to charge customers in advance for proposed new nuclear power generation.www.prnewswire.com/.../florida-governor-signs-law-to-rein-in... […]
- Critics hail "modest" reforms to nuclear advance fee lawThe advance fee has allowed utilities to collect hundreds of millions of dollars for nuclear plants that may never be built. Neither Florida Power & Light Co. nor Duke Energy have committed to building the reactors for which they have been collecting ...See all stories on this topic » […]
- Critic says nuclear law change depends on PSC not being 'captive' to utilitiesThe 2006 law has allowed Florida Power & Light Co. and Duke Energy (formerly Progress Energy Florida) to collect more than $1.4 billion from customers. FPL has proposed building new nuclear units at its Turkey Point plant in Dade County while Duke ...See all stories on this topic » […]
- Critics hail "modest" reforms to nuclear advance fee law"We remain concerned, however, that the Governor's appointments to the Public Service Commission continue to be captive agents of the large power companies in Florida," Smith said. "This bill will not work if the Public Service Commission does not work.".See all stories on this topic » […]
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