TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Florida Power & Light Co. on Thursday told state regulators it has reached a deal with environmental and energy justice groups over the utility’s proposed energy conservation programs.
The details: FPL said in a filing to the state Public Service Commission that it had agreed to increase participation in programs to assist low-income customers in reducing their energy use. The program helps customers pay for weatherization or other fixes that would ultimately help them consume less energy.
The number of customers participating in those programs will increase from about 12,000 to 17,000 in the coming year, according to the stipulations agreed upon by FPL and the green groups. FPL is the state’s largest utility with 5.8 million customers.
Florida Rising, an energy justice group based in Miami, announced the deal, which it called an “unprecedented achievement in which the community negotiated an agreement with a powerful corporation.”
