Energy

Even household devices that appear to be turned off can still use power when plugged in. Coffee makers, toasters, gaming consoles, cable boxes and printers use standby power to keep lights and displays on, using what Florida Power and Light calls "phantom energy."

SWFL’s seasonal residents are packing their bags and heading back north. As you prep you property for the vacant months, is there a way to save money on electricity?

Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried on Friday used an energy grant to a South Florida city to highlight her opposition to a House effort to move the...

A push to give Floridians greater choice over energy providers is heating up. Proponents say it will increase competition and drive down costs. But not...

Hurricane season is fast approaching, which means summer is nearly here, as well. For South Florida, this signals increased attention on storm forecasts...

With the state’s energy portfolio surpassing 60 percent natural gas, Florida’s utility regulators are pushing for greater diversity.

A plan to use treated wastewater to freshen Florida Power & Light’s troubled nuclear cooling canals will move forward, for now, without meeting...

The Mosaic Company has announced it will temporarily close its Plant City phosphate processing plant at the end of the year. That comes despite the...

In late June, five workers at TECO's Big Bend power station in Apollo Beach were gravely injured in an accident. Two died that day, three others later...

Last week South Miami became the first city in Florida to mandate that all new homes, townhomes, condo and apartment buildings have rooftop solar panels...