Florida Power and Light plans to lower May electric bills

Florida Power and Light is trying to pass savings onto customers for the May electric bills.

Customers should see a lower electric bill for the month of May.

SAYING STUDENTS ARE NO LONGERREQUIRED TO BE PRESENT ATPICK-UP LOCATIONS.BECAUSE OF LOWER THAN EXPECTEDCOSTS-- FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHTPLANS TO CUT MAY ELECTRIC BILLS.UTILITIES ARE REQUIRED TO PASSALONG SAVINGS TO CUSTOMERS...WHEN POWER-PLANT FUEL COSTSDROP, BUT THOSE SAVINGSTYPICALLY SHOW UP ON BILLS OVERA SERIES OF MONTHS.INSTEAD-- THIS TIME-- F-P-LWANTS TO LUMP TOGETHER FUELSAVINGS THIS YEAR... INTO A ONE-TIME BILL REDUCTION IN MAY.I’m very proud of the fact thatwe’ve worked hard to be amongthe lowest bill in all ofAmerica and Florida, but rightnow every dollar counts.

So,what we’re doing is trying toget that money back intocustomers’ pockets so they canuse it for whatever they need.THIS PLAN STILL NEEDS APPROVALFROM THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICECOMMISSION.A PROPOSAL WILL BE PRESENTEDTHIS W