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Windy and cold conditions were experienced in Southwest Florida Sunday afternoon with some power outages reported.

The Florida Power & Light power tracker map reports that more than 1,000 homes in Hendry County are without power this morning.

With cooler temperatures in store this winter, Florida Power and Light reminds customers of ways to save while heating their homes. Heating can take two to three times more energy than cooling, and this reflects in your monthly electricity bill.

A new, four-year rate agreement for FPL approved by the Florida Public Service Commission Thursday will raise a typical 1,000-kWh residential customer's bill about two percent a month or about $2.50. The agreement sets rates for 2026 through 2029 and was developed in collaboration with a coalition of customer groups. The typical residential customer bill will go from the current $134.14 to $136.64.

As they consider a proposed settlement that would increase Florida Power & Light's base electric rates, state regulators will not take up a "counter proposal" offered by opponents.Florida Public Service Commission Chairman Mike La Rosa on Friday issued an order dismissing a competing settlement proposal filed by the state Office of Public Counsel — which is designated by law to represent utility customers — and some consumer groups.

The state Office of Public Counsel, which is designated by law to represent consumers, opposed a newly proposed Florida Power & Light rate settlement Thursday, saying it would increase FPL’s revenues by an “unconscionable” amount.

Florida Power & Light Company and 10 key stakeholder groups filed a comprehensive four-year rate settlement agreement with state regulators Wednesday that reduces FPL's original revenue request by approximately 30%.

During the South Florida nuclear power plant at Turkey Point’s first 30 years of operation, at least a half-dozen capsules — the towering metal enclosures that surround the plant’s radioactive core — were withdrawn for testing — an average of once every five years. But the safety monitoring has since fallen by the wayside, with surveillance testing at the sprawling facility tucked between South Florida marshlands and Biscayne Bay delayed for years.

Florida Power & Light says its proposed base-rate increases will provide stability and keep customers’ electric bills below the national average.Opponents describe the multibillion-dollar proposal in terms such as “extravagant” and “excessive” and say it needs to be reduced.