What did FPL do with the billions in storm fees?
FPL made a profit of $1.7 billion in 2016. They also charge a fee on each month's bill for "storm fee." Did you know you pay that? That is to be used to sure up their system and equipment. The CEO made $16 million dollars last year.
For 13 years, since Hurricane Wilma, FPL collected billions of dollars from these "storm fees" and they do nothing with the money. What they do is wait for a major storm like Irma, then they repair and replace, a lot of this is from their own insurance company! Many of the light poles belong to ATT, the old Bell South. FPL uses them. So when the poles have problems, ATT is responsible, not FPL.
The FPL Vegetation Management Department is supposed to make sure power lines are clear of branches. But do they really? Keep in mind that you need to call them and monitor your own trees. But so many trees in the right of way go un-trimmed.
The lobbyists they pay millions of dollars to, write the FPL laws. And the Public Service Commission rubber stamps them.
If you would like to personally go off the grid and be FPL-less, you cannot do that. FPL charges you a fee and fights solar power.
I know of some local politicians who through their political channels, had their home's power turned on the same day. FPL isn't ethical by doing this - kissing up to the law makers first. It's all about the law makers being on their side.
People died because of the heat. FPL has blood on their hands and they are sitting on billions of dollars that are to be used to upgrade the system.
For 13 years, since Hurricane Wilma, FPL collected billions of dollars from these "storm fees" and they do nothing with the money. What they do is wait for a major storm like Irma, then they repair and replace, a lot of this is from their own insurance company! Many of the light poles belong to ATT, the old Bell South. FPL uses them. So when the poles have problems, ATT is responsible, not FPL.
The FPL Vegetation Management Department is supposed to make sure power lines are clear of branches. But do they really? Keep in mind that you need to call them and monitor your own trees. But so many trees in the right of way go un-trimmed.
The lobbyists they pay millions of dollars to, write the FPL laws. And the Public Service Commission rubber stamps them.
If you would like to personally go off the grid and be FPL-less, you cannot do that. FPL charges you a fee and fights solar power.
I know of some local politicians who through their political channels, had their home's power turned on the same day. FPL isn't ethical by doing this - kissing up to the law makers first. It's all about the law makers being on their side.
People died because of the heat. FPL has blood on their hands and they are sitting on billions of dollars that are to be used to upgrade the system.
Burying the lines has it's issues. The lines are harder to maintain underground but according to the municipalities where the lines are buried, they lost no power during Irma and maintaining the underground lines are no different than maintaining water and sewer which are underground. But there is a cost in lost trees in many cases in swale areas. But the lines can also go in the street or around trees. The county would be involved and they would re-pave the street once the lines are encased.
At Tuesday's City Commission meeting, Comm. Ken Russell proposed a pilot program where wires would be buried under a permeable asphalt material for the streets, which would allow water to seep below and that would help with the flooding issue. The other commissioners on the dais agreed that this was a good idea. Here is a short video on permeable concrete.
At Tuesday's City Commission meeting, Comm. Ken Russell proposed a pilot program where wires would be buried under a permeable asphalt material for the streets, which would allow water to seep below and that would help with the flooding issue. The other commissioners on the dais agreed that this was a good idea. Here is a short video on permeable concrete.
posted by Tom Falco at 4:00 AM
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