In November, Progress Energy Florida customers were shocked to learn they would be paying nearly 25 percent more on electric bills come January. ...more

December 15, 2008

In November, Progress Energy Florida customers were shocked to learn they would be paying nearly 25 percent more on electric bills come January. ...more

December 13, 2008

In November, Progress Energy Florida customers were shocked to learn they would be paying nearly 25 percent more on electric bills come January. ...more

December 13, 2008

Draper Laboratory has purchased a 41,000-square-foot building in St. Petersburg where the Cambridge, Mass.-based company will manufacture microchips for the military and government agencies, city officials announced. ...more

December 13, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG -- Boston-based Draper Laboratory has purchased a 41,000-square-foot building in St. Petersburg where it will manufacture microchips for the military and government agencies, city officials announced. The purchase price was not disclosed. ...more

December 12, 2008

Progress Energy Florida expects it will take nine years to build a $17 billion nuclear plant in Levy County. ...more

December 10, 2008

Progress Energy Florida expects it will take nine years to build a $17 billion nuclear plant in Levy County. Under state law, however, the St. Petersburg-based utility can begin recovering its costs years before the first watt of power is produced. Starting next month, the utility will add $11.42 to the cost of 1,000 kilowatt hours to pay for preconstruction costs. ...more

December 9, 2008

An electric rate increase of nearly 25 percent by January recently shocked many Pasco customers of Progress Energy Florida. So one lawmaker intends to meet with utility executives and state regulators about possible changes. ...more

November 22, 2008

An electric rate increase of nearly 25 percent by January recently shocked many Pasco customers of Progress Energy Florida. So one lawmaker intends to meet with utility executives and state regulators about possible changes. ...more

November 22, 2008

Early next year, Progress Energy Florida will begin studying the feasibility of producing power with a biofuel made from animal fat and vegetable oil. The biofuel, a proprietary formula owned by New Generation Biofuels Inc., will be tested in boilers at Progress Energy's Bartow power plant in St. Petersburg. Right now, the electric utility produces about 3 percent of its power from renewable resources. ...more

November 21, 2008