Florida Public Service Commission Grants Confidential Classification to Duke Energy Florida

The Florida Public Service Commission has granted Duke Energy Florida's request for confidential classification of information contained in its response to Staff's Fifth Set of Interrogatories. This decision was made on August 15, 2024, in compliance with Section 366.093, Florida Statutes, and Rule 25-22.006, Florida Administrative Code. The confidential information will remain protected from disclosure for up to 18 months, at which point it will no longer be exempt from Chapter 119, Florida Statutes.

Key Takeaways:

The Florida Public Service Commission has granted Duke Energy Florida's request for confidential classification of information related to competitive interests, which could impair the company's competitive business.
The confidential information will remain protected from disclosure for up to 18 months, in accordance with Section 366.093(4), Florida Statutes.
The confidential information was identified in Exhibit C of the Request for Confidential Classification and is considered proprietary and confidential business information.
Duke Energy Florida argued that disclosure of the information would cause harm to the company's ratepayers or business operations, and has not been voluntarily disclosed to the public.
Commissioner Art Graham, as Prehearing Officer, ruled that the information met the criteria for classification as proprietary confidential business information.
The Florida Public Service Commission will notify the parties of the date of declassification of the materials discussed herein.

Statistics:

18 months: duration for which the confidential information will remain protected from disclosure.
1: number of commissioner (Art Graham) who ruled on the request.
1: number of Florida Public Service Commission orders issued on the matter.

Sources:

Section 366.093, Florida Statutes
Rule 25-22.006, Florida Administrative Code
Order NO. PSC-2024-0359-CFO-EG, first page