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Environmental groups to Progress Energy: No nuclear power in Florida listen

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Tags: nuclear power, nuclear, PSC, Progress Energy, Awake the State

Progress Energy Florida is charging rate payers for the construction of a new nuclear power plant in Levy County. On Saturday, about 30 activists gathered in front of Progress Energy’s headquarters in St. Petersburg to oppose nuclear power throughout the state.

University students, the Florida YES Coalition, and members of the [Coalition Against Nukes](http://www.coalitionagainstnukes.org/...

Florida Senate panel approves PSC nominees listen

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Tags: PSC, Public Service Commission, Ronald Brise, Julie Brown, Eduardo Balbis, Charlie Crist, Rick Scott, 2011 Legislative session

A Florida Senate ethics panel approved the confirmations of three state Public Service Commissioners and the PSC Chair. The panel’s approval comes despite an ethics complaint filed against the chair after it was reported that he had drinks with a utility executive during a conference.

The Senate rules subcommittee hearings hit a snag when Zephyrhills resident David Bussey, an advocate for local control of water resources, told the panel that PSC Chair Art Graham committed a gross ethics vi...

PSC approves rate increase for Progress Energy customers to construct uncertain nuke plants listen

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Tags: PSC, SACE, nuclear power, Progress Energy, utility rates

Today the Florida Public Service Commission elected a newcomer, Arthur Graham, to be chair, instead of outgoing Commissioner Nathan Skop. Skop is the last of four commissioners who were let go after voting down rate hikes for power companies. Graham replaces former chair Nancy Argenziano who resigned early to endorse Alex Sink for governor.

Today the new-look PSC also agreed to allow Progress Energy to keep billing customers for nuclear power plant that may never be built.

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PSC nominating committee rejects two sitting commissioners listen

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Tags: PSC, utility rate increase, utilities, Nancy Argenziano, Charlie Crist, Arthenia Joyner, Mike Fasano

Wednesday in Tampa, the Public Service Commission nominating council reviewed dozens of applications for two seats on the state board that regulates utilities. Among the rejected were two current Commissioners.

Since Gov. Charlie Crist nominated Chair Nancy Argenziano and Nathan Skop to the PSC in 2007, they were some of the panel’s strongest consumer advocates. Both were on the board when it unanimously shot down the two biggest utility rate increases in state history. State Senator Mike ...

On Tallahassee, PSC Chair Pulls No Punches listen

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Tags: Nancy Argenziano, Mike Haridopolus, Charlie Crist, PSC, Public Service Commission

Today in Downtown St. Petersburg, the Suncoast Tiger Bay Club heard from Nancy Argenziano, who some called one of the club's most outspoken guest speakers to date. The Public Service Commission Chair and former legislator shared her take on Tallahassee, and pulled no punches in doing so.

Behind her anecdotes of money and power at the capitol, Argenziano’s message to attendees was simple.

Argenziano is perhaps best known for sending a powerful lobbyist a twenty five pound box of cow man...