Three days after telling customers to expect a big decrease in next month's electric bill, Progress Energy asked regulators Friday for a hefty increase in base service rates. ...more

March 21, 2009

The power drain on the wallets of Progress Energy Florida customers will drop some $15 to $18 a month on typical bills by April. Even so, state lawmakers could turn the lights out on a fee the utility began charging for preconstruction costs of a nuclear power plant that could take another decade to complete. ...more

March 21, 2009

Progress Energy asked Florida regulators today for permission to raise base service rates by $499 million a year. ...more

March 20, 2009

Imagine being able to track your electric bill during the month with the touch of a button, adjusting your usage if the bill is getting too high. It would give you more control over your energy costs and take the surprise out of your monthly electric bill. That's one of several energy-saving technologies that will be placed in up to 5,000 homes and businesses in west St. Petersburg and St. Pete Beach in a grand experiment with what has been dubbed "smart grid" technology. ...more

March 19, 2009

A 40-foot-long, 5-ton oak tree limb fell on a house this morning, punching two holes in the roof and pulling down power lines. ...more

March 19, 2009

A narcotics detective kept seeing the same black Ford F-150 pickup truck parked behind Simply Hydroponics, a business that sells grow lights, nutrients and other products designed for indoor agriculture. ...more

March 18, 2009

State regulators on Tuesday granted Progress Energy's request to cut electric bills by 11 percent, or $400 million, this year. ...more

March 18, 2009

Progress Energy customers will see an 11-percent decrease in their monthly bills beginning in April. ...more

March 18, 2009

State regulators this morning granted Progress Energy's request to reduce electric bills by 11 percent, or $400 million, this year. ...more

March 17, 2009

The public will get a chance to provide input today on Progress Energy's plans to build a nuclear power plant in Levy County and run new transmission lines through Hernando County. ...more

March 11, 2009