Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Class action lawsuit filed - Unconstitutional rate hikes cited

Thank God we in Lake Worth have our own Electric Utility Plant--for the moment.

Florida Power & Light  Co. and Duke Energy Florida have been hit with a class-action lawsuit alleging that millions of dollars in nuclear construction  costs the companies charge their customers are  unlawful, the suit filed Monday by  consumer rights law  firm  Hagens Berman says.

The suit filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida accuses Duke Energy and FPL of overcharging through alleged unconstitutional price hikes that increase customers’ electricity bills to fund nuclear construction costs.

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