Retailers, consumer advocates and the retirement community gathered at a public hearing Tuesday to rail against a plan by Tampa Electric Co. to raise electric rates. ...more

October 22, 2008

You might know about Tampa Electric Co.'s request to raise rates next year, but you might not have heard that the same plan calls for a substantial increase in service connection charges. ...more

October 10, 2008

Under a proposal filed with state regulators, connection fees and other charges for TECO customers would more than double. ...more

October 9, 2008

There could be a collective sigh of relief in Thunderbird Hills after the city of Sebring agreed to buy its waste water system, which had been reportedly operating without a state permit for about six years. ...more

October 9, 2008

Customers of Aloha Utilities Inc. could see some relief in the coming months from the smelly, black water that has fouled their sinks and stained their bathtubs. ...more

October 8, 2008

The Pasco County Commission voted today to pay $90.5 million to buy the privately owned Aloha Utilities. ...more

October 7, 2008

water that has fouled their sinks and stained their bath tubs. Pasco County commissioners Tuesday approved the sale of Aloha – a private water supplier whose customers say its water and customer service both stink – to the Florida Government Utility Authority, a public group created to buy private utilities across the state. "This was a banner day," said Commissioner Ann Hildebrand, who represents southwest Pasco. Aloha has about 20,000 customers in the Seven Springs and Aloha Gardens sections of Hildebrand's district. Under the deal now pending with Aloha, FGUA will spend $90.5 million to buy the company – a $45 million reduction from Aloha's original asking price. The sale will become final Dec. 17. New rates will take effect the same day, said FGUA attorney Brian Armstrong. ...more

October 7, 2008

Some Pasco residents served by Aqua Utilities used interesting phrases to describe their water. ...more

September 27, 2008

State Sen. Mike Fasano is scheduled to testify Friday in opposition to water and sewer rate increases Aqua Utilities Florida has requested, according to a news release from the lawmaker. ...more

September 25, 2008

The Florida Public Service Commission will hold a public hearing on the Aqua Utilities Florida rate request at 4 p.m. Friday at the West Pasco Government Center, 7530 Little Road. Tropical Storm Fay forced the PSC to postpone the hearing, originally scheduled for Aug. 22. ...more

September 23, 2008