FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

SPECIAL COMMISSION CONFERENCE AGENDA

CONFERENCE DATE AND TIME:  Thursday, March 20, 2025, following Internal Affairs

LOCATION:  Betty Easley Conference Center, Joseph P. Cresse Hearing Room 148

DATE ISSUED:  March 14, 2025

 

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   1**PAA                   Docket No. 20240099-EI – Petition for rate increase by Florida Public Utilities Company.

Critical Date(s):

02/20/25 (5-Month effective Date)

Commissioners Assigned:

All Commissioners

Prehearing Officer:

Passidomo Smith

Staff:

ECO:   Guffey

AFD:   Higgins

GCL:   Brownless

 

Issue 51: 

 What are the appropriate customer facilities charges?

Recommendation: 

 The proposed customer facilities charges as provided in the tariffs in Attachment B to staff’s memorandum dated March 14, 2025, should be approved.

Issue 52: 

 What are the appropriate demand charges?

Recommendation: 

 The proposed demand charges as provided in the tariffs in Attachment B to staff’s memorandum dated March 14, 2025, should be approved.

Issue 53: 

 What are the appropriate energy charges?

Recommendation: 

 The proposed energy charges as provided in the tariffs in Attachment B to staff’s memorandum dated March 14, 2025, should be approved.

Issue 61: 

 What is the appropriate effective date for FPUC's revised rates and charges?

Recommendation: 

 Staff recommends that FPUC be allowed to implement the approved revised rates and charges as stated in Attachment B to staff’s memorandum dated March 14, 2025, on March 20, 2025.

Issue 62: 

 Should the Commission approve tariffs reflecting Commission approved rates and charges?

Recommendation: 

 Yes. The Commission should approve the tariffs reflecting Commission approved rates and charges and as shown in Attachment B to staff’s memorandum dated March 14, 2025.

Issue 65: 

 Should this docket be closed?

Recommendation: 

 If a protest is filed within 21 days of the issuance of the order, docket should remain open and the tariffs should remain in effect, with any revenues held subject to refund, pending resolution of the protest.  If no timely protest is filed, this docket should be closed upon the issuance of a consummating order.