Editor’s note: With approval from the Florida Public Service Commission, Florida Power & Light and Duke Energy charge their customers billion of dollars to pay for the planning, permitting and development of nuclear projects, some of which are never built. Stacked with pro-industry commissioners, the PSC has been described by the Tampa Bay Times editorial board as “a confederation of yes men and women.

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A federal lawsuit has been filed challenging $2 billion in fees charged by Florida’s two largest electric utilities for nuclear plant projects, some of which were never completed.

The proposed class-action lawsuit filed Monday seeks to stop the fees and recover unspecified damages for about 6.4 million customers of Florida Power & Light and Duke Energy. The fees were imposed on ratepayers under a law passed in 2006 by the Legislature and implemented by the state Public Service Commission. Continue reading…