Florida PSC Takes Up Petition From Duke Energy Florida

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Duke Energy Florida filed a petition with the Florida Public Service Commission seeking approval of its new My Energy Bill+ Program with an Income Qualified Component, which offers customers fixed monthly bills in exchange for allowing the utility to control their smart thermostats during peak demand periods. The program was developed pursuant to a 2021 Memorandum of Understanding between Duke Energy Florida, Vote Solar, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE), and the CLEO Institute, which committed the utility to develop a bill certainty offering targeting low-income customers. The program aims to provide bill certainty while reducing peak demand through smart thermostat optimization.