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Attorneys for groups challenging a proposed settlement that Florida Power & Light reached with consumer and business representatives to raise base electric rates and add solar energy told state regulators Monday that the requested increase is more than the company needs as Floridians continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic.

South Florida school districts mandate masks in the classroom. A planned rate hike for FPL customers beginning next year. And tourism is surging in Florida along with the coronavirus.

This post will be updated today, Friday, Dec. 4, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.

The Florida Public Service Commission sided with utilities, which argued they have made widespread efforts, such as using payment plans, to help avoid shutting off customers’ power.

Florida Power & Light, Gulf Power, Duke Energy Florida and Tampa Electric Co. filed documents at the state Public Service Commission pushing back against a proposed emergency rule change that would halt disconnections for customers who can’t pay their bills.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission sent a team of inspectors to Turkey Point this week after Unit 3, the older of two reactors, was shut down three times in four days.

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