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Please explain this to me
Nov 17, 2008 | 8:51 AM
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Didn't Progress Energy hit us with at least a 40% increase less than a year ago?  Wasn't this based mainly on the cost of fuel?  This same fuel has been plummeting in price for months now, reaching $1.89 a gallon in many areas thanks to the price of oil dropping so drastically. 

Did I hear the news right this morning?  Did I hear that Florida Power is once again trying to hit us with an increase?  How is this being tolerated?  How can the powers at be feel the need to break up Ma Bell years ago because she had a monopoly, yet they allow Progress Energy to be the only game in town, and worse, to rape us in the process.

We aren't talking about the right to make a profit.  Progress Energy is doing well.  Their executives are doing VERY well.  At some point enough has to be enough. If this company doesn't have the class to at least pretend they have morals then perhaps we need to force these morals on them. There are way to many people hurting right now. We don't need selfish (insert bad word here) like this going out of their way to make things worse.
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toddt read my blog
Nov 17, 2008 | 9:46 AM

Someone needs to call the SUSSInator on this one....there has been a crime commited!!!
SquashedVoice read my blog
Nov 17, 2008 | 9:54 AM

I feel ur pain an agree with you on this one. Toddt is right in a saying that Tom needs to get us all goin on this one. We are all gettin screwed without a kiss an that aint' right! It just proves we ain't got no say so in what is to happen. Big question is...how do we stop the rape from takin place?
Captain_Jim read my blog view my photos
Nov 17, 2008 | 10:14 AM

I have to say I feel a little let down that FOX reported this story as if it were no big deal. Can't they see this? Why aren't news stations on top of this? Why aren't our state leaders on top of this?
SquashedVoice read my blog
Nov 17, 2008 | 10:22 AM

Keep posting it over an over again anna title it FOX - YOUR BLOGGERS DEMAND AN ANSWER... by postin it over an over in big bold letters.. every day..maybe it will sink into other bloggers an then they will realize how much money is fixin to be stolen from each of their pockets! I'm with ya on this one cuz this is a serious matter an I ain't got no more money to spend... especially to have 3 more energy plants built 10 years down the road.
FloridaBrit read my blog view my photos
Nov 17, 2008 | 10:27 AM

With a monopoly-they can more or less do anything they want.

IM expecting FPL to jump on the bandwagon any day now- even though the last increases they pushed on us were down to "Spiking oil prices" well now what ? Oil is down do you think the electric bills will follow-I think we all know the answer to that one..
I blame the FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.
they are NOT on the side of the consumer-an un-elected body of people who are paid very handsomely and do not have to worry about another 10-30 bucks a month on thier electric bill.

They sometimes try to hide it by saying the utiilty can only put up the cost in stages but allow increases they do-EVERYTIME

the PSC is a joke and the executives at Progress and FPL etc are laughing all the way to the bank.

honestly If I could steal electric I would !!
BornToBeWild read my blog view my photos
Nov 17, 2008 | 11:45 AM

Didn't you catch the phrase used? Its all in the name of Progress and Power! But of course they aren't any different from every other company who uses the same excuse to raise prices but fail to use that same excuse to drop the prices! All for the profits! And they say they wish to help the economy but yet they prove to go the opposite way to doing it! As usual "WE THE PEOPLE" get the screw and pay the bill!!! With all that is going on...how is it helping our economy?
BornToBeWild read my blog view my photos
Nov 17, 2008 | 11:46 AM

Plus isn't this also a, what they call legal way, to gouge the prices?
rottweiler7575 read my blog view my photos
Nov 17, 2008 | 12:16 PM

Electric prices are REGULATED, But it seems that somebody is in someones pocket. $30 per thousand Kilo-watt hour is on the high side. We are going to get shafted be anyone who thinks they can get more..
rexsmom read my blog view my photos
Nov 17, 2008 | 12:22 PM

I was wondering the same thing.
2nice4U read my blog
Nov 17, 2008 | 1:08 PM

hey Captain Jim, I think you should write to one of the reporters, if you like to do put this on TV??? Also, I am with you I DON'T LIKE PROGRESS ENERGY......THEY ARE OVER CHARGING PEOPLE's account and they are so unprofessional. They never give a person a chance. Very sad and I am so happy where I live now I am an OUC customer and I can tell you WHAT A DIFFERENCE it truly makes.
jeokar read my blog
Nov 17, 2008 | 1:42 PM

Welcome to the realities of Privatization. It means every Crony of the Politicians gets a Fat Contracts; like Outsourcing all Government jobs to India. Guess there are no Americans willing to take the demeaning job of answering State Services telephones. Thank You Jeb Bush and Charlie Crist. IMHO Thank You For Your Indulgence
ukusa read my blog
Nov 17, 2008 | 6:29 PM

Capt Jim,
This has beeen on my mind also, when I receive my electric bill I see the charges for electirc and the a charge for Fuel which is as much as my electric.
So why do they want more money??? Greed, fuel is going down now, where is the Governor in this Cr@#.
Come on FOX News get the story out why are we being ripped off by these monopolies.
I thought the "P" in F.P.S.C stood for Public?
Not what they are taking out of us
DeborahLakeHelen read my blog view my photos
Nov 17, 2008 | 6:31 PM

Bend over, you're gonna get a whuppin' and there isn't ANYTHING you can do to stop it. Do ya really think the people who make the decisions, yeah, the ones making 250K and better a year, really have anymore concern for your piddly electric bill, than they do a hemroid on a rat's BLEEP? YOUR electric bill is MERE pocket change to them, My Studmuffin, Friend!
Meb452m read my blog
Nov 17, 2008 | 6:57 PM

I'd heard the figure of 20 billion mentioned for a nuclear power plant. Progress Energy is planning on building one in Lucy County. A good bit of the money goes towards financing construction costs. Once built the plant is not effected by oil prices and is being built for that one reason. A total of 40 new nuclear power plants are planned for the southeast in the next ten years.
jeokar read my blog
Nov 17, 2008 | 9:23 PM

Don't hold your breath. It takes about 10 or so years to build a nuclear power plant. It will probably cost at least $100 Billion to build, not including overuns. Thank You For Your Indulgence
Meb452m read my blog
Nov 17, 2008 | 9:38 PM

jeokar, the only time I hold my breath is on a deep free dive while snorkeling. I've found it to be beneficial. LOL The 20 billion figure is the one currently stated, it doesn't take into account the lawsuits of those that would prefer we live in the dark ages.
OrlJake
Nov 17, 2008 | 11:37 PM

I had heard that this new 35% increase is not profit. It is strickly for funds towards the Nuclear Power Plant. Supposedly once the plant in operational in what 10 - 15 years, the rates are supposed to be going down. "YEAH RIGHT". That is what we were told about the last increase due to the rising cost of fuel. Not only did the "fuel" charge not go back down, but they are hitting us with even higher increases. I am just wondering why it is that when I ran a business any time I incorporated any new equipment it was my problem listed as the cost of doing business. But with these damned utility companys it is "our" problem and they always get whatever the increase is that they want? What about the people on Social Security that already gave up the non essentials this last year as their cost of living increase was like 1/8th of 1 %. I have friends that gave up driving , can't afford their cars or gas, gave up medications, gave up new clothing, dining out, and gifts for holidays as they can't afford any of these w / the increases the utility companys got this year. Now they are getting another increase??? How does this even make any sense??? Who the HELL approved this and HOW do we get them out of their elected offices???
OrlJake
Nov 17, 2008 | 11:40 PM

And another thought, you know just as soon as one of these damned companys gets an increase all the others get their requests in too. Like they are not overcharging us enough already. When will it ever end???
Vlad read my blog
Nov 18, 2008 | 4:18 AM

Who all thinks after the nuclear plants are built and working, the price will go down?


Meb, bet you hold your breath when you kick in the afterburners on the blackdog.

DeborahLakeHelen piddly ?
Captain_Jim read my blog view my photos
Nov 18, 2008 | 7:48 AM

I miss the logic in claiming the money goes toward nuclear plants. Are they telling us the nuclear plants will cause them to not make any profits? No. They are simply boosting the profit on both ends. You can't claim that none of this goes toward profit. If it's paying for something than that money is being used so other money doesn't have to be. That equals profit.

Enough with the underhanded sneaky moves.

Is it just me or does it seem like a great deal of our time has to be spent keeping people we used to trust from taking more than they deserve from our pockets?
Laser_Troll_360 read my blog
Nov 18, 2008 | 10:42 AM

Come on I can not believe you all have not figured it out. They need to raise the price because they lost money in the stock market. They need to pay themself a bonus this year also. Man what was you all thinking. Greed!!!!!!!!!!!
ukusa read my blog
Nov 18, 2008 | 10:48 AM

They need the money to build a power station????
Sear don't put their prices up to build a store and tell me its so they can sell me thier products. That's all part of being in business. Seems I have to pay to build a plant that is going to sell me the electric it makes that I paid for??/ Don't I really own it if I built it?? My electric should be free if I own the place??
Ok sorry got a little crazy LOL

DeborhaLakeHelen, Thanks for the studmuffin :O)
Nightmare read my blog view my photos
Nov 18, 2008 | 12:06 PM

Coporate Greed. That's all.
davidpatrick344 read my blog view my photos
Nov 18, 2008 | 5:25 PM

hey only use my oxygen concentrator at night because it cost to much to run it can run the bill up 50 bucks
OrlJake
Nov 18, 2008 | 5:57 PM

sorry guys, I did not mean to sound as if this was my thinking.. THat is how they presented it. I don't AGREE w/ any additional increases period. I personally think they should drop the rates about 40% myself. Seems to me that the electricity cost on my statement should be higher than the fuel cost on my statement for my power bill. I guess I am just crazy like that. Almost hate to say anything like this out loud as they will increase the power cost by 40% and lower the fuel charge by 5%. We all know this is the way those companys seem to think. We definetly need a BREAK here. Come on Fox 35... Help "US" out.... We all need to let the Governor know how we feel about this one...
OrlJake
Nov 20, 2008 | 7:34 PM

Ok, so on the afternoon news today, they showed the Governor , who btw had not been reachable by phone for the past 3 days to discuss this, he happened to be in Orlando and when asked, said "I am all about helping out the people. I know we are all feeling it in the pocketbook, but this one is one we can't do anything about." Basically, he has NO intentions of correcting this MAJOR WRONG!!! I say we need to do away w/ the idiots (F.P.S.C.) that put this thru and Let the Governor know how we feel when we elect his replacement.... Thanx for listening to my complaining on this one. I still can not believe this is going to happen...
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