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

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The Florida Public Service Commission has granted confidential classification to Duke Energy Florida's request for confidential treatment of certain information related to its Asset Optimization Activities. The confidential information includes 2013-2024 sales and gains amounts for Asset Optimization Activities, which Duke Energy Florida claims is proprietary and confidential business information entitled to protection under Section 366.093, Florida Statutes.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Florida Public Service Commission has granted confidential classification to Duke Energy Florida's Request for Confidential Classification of Document No. 01395-2025.
  • The confidential information includes 2013-2024 sales and gains amounts for Duke Energy Florida's Asset Optimization Activities, which is considered proprietary and confidential business information.
  • The information is intended to be and is treated by Duke Energy Florida as private, and disclosure of the information would cause harm to the company's ratepayers or business operations.
  • The confidential information will remain protected from disclosure for a period of up to 18 months from the date of issuance of the Order.
  • The Florida Public Service Commission has found that the information constitutes "information concerning bids or other contractual data, the disclosure of which would impair the efforts of the public utility or its affiliates to contract for goods or services on favorable terms" and "information relating to competitive interests, the disclosure of which would impair the competitive business of the provider of the information."
  • The Order grants confidential classification to the information in Document No. 01395-2025 and requires Duke Energy Florida to treat the information as confidential.
  • Commissioner Gabriella Passidomo Smith was the Prehearing Officer who issued the Order granting confidential classification.

Statistics:

  • The confidential information includes 2013-2024 sales and gains amounts for Duke Energy Florida's Asset Optimization Activities.
  • The confidential information will remain protected from disclosure for a period of up to 18 months from the date of issuance of the Order.
  • The Order is effective as of the date of issuance, June 3, 2025.
  • The Order is issued by Commissioner Gabriella Passidomo Smith, as Prehearing Officer.

Sources:

  • Florida Public Service Commission, Order No. PSC-2025-0188-CFO-EI, Docket No. 20250032-EI (June 3, 2025).
  • Florida Public Service Commission, Docket No. 20250032-EI, Exhibit A.
  • Florida Statutes, Section 366.093.

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