Florida Public Service Commission Grants Confidential Classification to Tampa Electric Company

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The Florida Public Service Commission has granted confidential classification to specific information contained in an exhibit submitted by Tampa Electric Company in a recent proceeding. The classification is intended to protect proprietary business information related to asset optimization results, which, if disclosed, could harm the company's competitive interests. This decision was made after reviewing the company's request for confidential classification, which was filed on April 2, 2025, and was based on sections 366.093 and 366.093(3) of the Florida Statutes.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Florida Public Service Commission has granted confidential classification to specific information contained in an exhibit submitted by Tampa Electric Company in a proceeding related to fuel and purchased power cost recovery.
  • The classification is intended to protect proprietary business information related to asset optimization results, which, if disclosed, could harm the company's competitive interests.
  • The information in question includes asset optimization results, the disclosure of which would impair the efforts of the company or its affiliates to contract for goods or services on favorable terms.
  • The Commission relied on sections 366.093 and 366.093(3) of the Florida Statutes in making this decision, which define proprietary confidential business information as information that is intended to be and is treated by the company as private.
  • The information will be protected from disclosure for a period of up to 18 months from the date of issuance of the order, after which time it will be exempt from section 119.07(1) of the Florida Statutes unless the company or another affected person shows that the records continue to contain proprietary confidential business information.
  • The order also notes that mediation may be available on a case-by-case basis and that any party adversely affected by the order may request reconsideration or judicial review.

Statistics:

  • 18 months: The period of time for which the information will be protected from disclosure based on the Commission's order.
  • 366.093(3), F.S.: The section of the Florida Statutes relied on by the Commission in making this decision, which defines proprietary confidential business information.
  • 119.07(1), F.S.: The section of the Florida Statutes that will apply to the information after the 18-month period unless the company or another affected person shows that the records continue to contain proprietary confidential business information.

Sources:

  • Florida Public Service Commission, "ORDER NO. PSC-2025-0192-CFO-EI ISSUED: June 5, 2025".
  • Florida Statutes, sections 366.093 and 366.093(3).
  • Florida Administrative Code, Rule 25-22.006.
  • Florida Administrative Code, Rule 25-22.0376.