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How’s that Obama Smart Meter working out for you? Are you sleeping better at night? Do you get to follow your energy usage minute by minute if you have enough strength left to get out of bed after being essentially microwaved 24/7? Have you driven by Florida Power and Light’s big “Data Mining Center” right across the street from its Next Era, Next Gen power complex in Jupiter-Juno Beach? With all of the money FP&L stands to gain from its huge rate hikes proposed at the Florida Public Service Commission hearing on January 7, maybe they’ll even be able to...

Leaked Email by Soros-Funded Lefty Group “Faith in Public Life” Reveals Their Divisive Anti-Bishop Tactics by Thomas Peters Bill Donohue intercepted a copy of an email sent by John Gehring of Faith in Public Life (FPL) revealing that the George Soros-funded (to the tune of at least $450k) outfit is trying to coach journalists on how to attack the U.S. bishops’ efforts to stand up for religious freedom during this Fortnight. The Blaze reports here. CNA has posted some good excerpts of the email: Are you willing to sacrifice Catholic charities, colleges and hospitals if you don’t get your way...

One hundred thousand faithful Americans are telling Glenn Beck that enough is enough. This summer as Beck travels the United States solo and with Bill O'Reilly, Faithful America--a multi-faith justice organization--has rallied its members to push back against Beck's anti-Christian-social-justice message. When Beck makes stops in South Carolina, New York, New Jersey, and Washington D.C., the group's provocative new ad will follow his trail and challenge his words as “piecemeal gospel” on local Christian radio stations.....

TALLAHASSEE — When Florida’s largest electric utility goes to state regulators today to ask for permission to dramatically raise rates, it will have recent history, powerful supporters and financial clout on its side. [snip] Missing from the discussion will be a previously powerful consumer voice, the AARP, which says it can’t afford to hire a lawyer this time to speak on behalf of the utility’s customers. [snip] FPL’s timing is awkward: The state economy is in tatters, unemployment stands at 10.7 percent and consumer pocketbooks are stretched thin. On top of that, just last week FPL flouted the commission’s unanimous...

HOUSTON, Feb 29 (Reuters) - FPL Group's (FPL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) Florida utility Florida Power & Light said preliminary results of the investigation into Tuesday's four-hour blackout indicated that human error was the primary cause. The blackout affected about 584,000 FPL customers in South Florida, the Juno Beach-based company said in a release on Friday. A total of about 1 million customers of four utilities across the state lost power as emergency safety systems were activated to prevent long-term damage to power plants and transmission equipment. FPL said preliminary findings indicated that a field engineer diagnosing a problem switch at...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company announced today that beginning January 2007, FPL residential customers could see an approximate two percent decrease in electric rates, if fuel costs don’t rise beyond current forecasts...Although FPL’s fuel costs are expected to be somewhat higher in 2007, the company said that several factors lead to the proposed reduction of a residential 1,000 kilowatt hour (kWh) bill from $108.61 to $106.68, including: Increased fuel efficiency of FPL power plant fleet... Lower 2006 fuel costs than earlier forecast... A reduction of the storm restoration charge... “We share our customers’ concerns regarding fuel...

MIAMI, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Florida's biggest electricity company, Florida Power & Light Co., said on Sunday that this year's successive hurricanes almost certainly exhausted its $350 million storm fund but that it did not expect total repair costs to exceed that figure by much. FPL President Armando Olivera said the company, whose transmission lines have been battered and downed by hurricanes Charley, Frances and now Jeanne, might end up drawing on its credit lines but did not foresee any impact on third-quarter results or future investment plans due to repair costs. "At this point it's way too early to...