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Florida Public Service Commission Grants Confidential Classification to Duke Energy Florida's Fuel Report

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The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) has issued an order granting confidential classification to Duke Energy Florida, LLC's (DEF) fuel report, Document No. 03334-2025, for a period exceeding 18 months. The commission ruled that the information contained in the report is proprietary confidential business information, as defined in Section 366.093, Florida Statutes, and that disclosure would impair DEF's efforts to contract for goods and services on favorable terms.

The PSC order was issued on June 25, 2025, and grants confidential classification to the information in Document No. 03334-2025 for a period of 24 months from the date of issuance. The commission found that DEF demonstrated good cause to extend the period of confidentiality beyond the 18-month limit set forth in Section 366.093(4), Florida Statutes.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Florida Public Service Commission granted confidential classification to Duke Energy Florida's fuel report, Document No. 03334-2025, for a period of 24 months from the date of issuance.
  • The information in the report is deemed proprietary confidential business information, as defined in Section 366.093, Florida Statutes.
  • The commission found that disclosure of the information would impair DEF's efforts to contract for goods and services on favorable terms.
  • Section 366.093(1), Florida Statutes, provides that records containing proprietary business information shall be kept confidential and exempt from Chapter 119, Florida Statutes.
  • The commission's order grants confidential classification to the information in Document No. 03334-2025 based on Section 366.093(3), Florida Statutes, which defines proprietary confidential business information.
  • The commission extended the period of confidentiality beyond the 18-month limit due to DEF's demonstration of good cause.
  • The commission's grant of confidential classification shall be effective for a period not to exceed 24 months from the date of issuance.

Statistics:

  • 18 months: The maximum period for which confidential classification may be granted under Section 366.093(4), Florida Statutes.
  • 24 months: The period for which the Florida Public Service Commission granted confidential classification to Duke Energy Florida's fuel report.
  • 12 months: The period during which DEF asserts that disclosure of the information would impair its efforts to contract for goods and services on favorable terms.
  • 30 June 2025: The date on which the Florida Public Service Commission issued its order granting confidential classification to Duke Energy Florida's fuel report.

Sources:

  • "IN THE MATTER OF FUEL AND PURCHASED POWER COST RECOVERY CLAUSE WITH GENERATING PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE FACTOR." BEFORE THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, DOCKET NO. 20250001-EI, ORDER NO. PSC-2025-0249-CFO-EI, ISSUED: June 25, 2025.
  • Section 366.093, Florida Statutes.
  • Section 119.07(1), Florida Statutes.
  • Rule 25-22.006, Florida Administrative Code.
  • Rule 25-22.0376, Florida Administrative Code.

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