Florida Public Service Commission Grants Confidential Classification to Duke Energy Florida, LLC's Request

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The Florida Public Service Commission has approved a negotiated as-available energy agreement between Duke Energy Florida, LLC and Placid Solar II, LLC, a renewable energy project developer. As part of this agreement, Duke Energy filed a request for confidential classification of certain information related to the project specifications, pricing, interconnection requests, and project milestones. The Commission has granted this request, citing the need to protect proprietary and confidential business information.

Key Takeaways:

  • Duke Energy Florida, LLC has been granted confidential classification for certain information related to its renewable energy project with Placid Solar II, LLC.
  • The information in question includes project specifications, pricing, interconnection requests, and project milestones.
  • The Commission determined that the disclosure of this information would impair the efforts of Duke Energy to contract for goods and services on favorable terms, and would also harm the company's competitive business interests.
  • The confidential classification will remain in effect for up to 18 months from the date of the Commission's order, unless Duke Energy or another affected person shows that the records continue to contain proprietary confidential business information.
  • The Commission's decision was based on Section 366.093, Florida Statutes, which provides that records containing proprietary and confidential business information shall be kept confidential and exempt from Chapter 119, Florida Statutes.
  • Duke Energy's request for confidential classification was filed in response to concerns that the disclosure of the information could harm the company's competitive business interests and impair its ability to negotiate favorable contracts.

Statistics:

  • Up to 18 months: the duration of the confidential classification granted to Duke Energy Florida, LLC's request.
  • Document No. 05902-2025: the document containing the information for which confidential classification was granted.
  • Section 366.093, Florida Statutes: the statute providing for the confidential classification of proprietary and confidential business information.

Sources:

  • Order NO. PSC-2025-0322-CFO-EI, DOCKET NO. 20250093-EI, issued by the Florida Public Service Commission on August 22, 2025.
  • Section 366.093, Florida Statutes.