Florida legislators pass law forcing customers to pay $1.5 billion in higher rates to Duke Energy for a new plant. Duke Energy doesn't build the plant, exits the market, and keeps the money.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/energy/thank-you-tallahassee-for-making-us-pay-so-much-for-nothing/2134390

Criminal corruption... and there won't even be a blip on the screen.

Thank you, Governor Skeletor...ripping off Florida one scam at a time.

Gulf Power tried the same scam locally, but the Florida Public Service Commission diminished the rate increases. Quasi-public utilities get away with murder in Florida. I wonder why the same commission allowed this theft...and what can be done about it.



http://www.nwfdailynews.com/business/local-business-news/gulf-power-s-plans-for-new-plant-remain-on-hold-1.73052

Floridatexan wrote:
Thank you, Governor Skeletor...ripping off Florida one scam at a time.

" Too bad we can't shut down Florida legislators just as easily. Especially those lawmakers who conjured up the 2006 law letting power companies charge advance fees to rate payers for high-priced and,yes,even ill-considered nuclear power projects."

Wait until they regulate Healthcare:evil: