Electricity regulator attends Derby Day bash at home of Florida Power & Light exec
From the Florida papers, stories on the attendance by a top Public Service Commission manager at a Derby Day party thrown by FPL vice president Ed Tancer. FPL Group, the utility's parent, tried to buy BGE owner Constellation Energy a few years ago.
The Public Service Commission delayed the start of hearings on FPL's request for a rate increase for about two hours after Commissioner Nathan Skop raised the issue.Ryder Rudd, director of the panel's Office of Strategic Analysis and Governmental Affairs, had told at least three of the five commissioners over the weekend that he and his wife had attended a Ketucky Derby party in May at the home of FPL Vice President Ed Tancer in Palm Beach Gardens.
Skop said Rudd should resign.
"Such inexcusable conduct undermines the public trust and confidence in the regulatory process and impugns the integrity of this commission," Skop said. "These are not allegations, but admissions by this employee."
Comments
So nice to see arrogance and entitlement by the ruling class isn't limited to Maryland.
Posted by: brstevens | August 27, 2009 11:32 AM
The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) should require Florida Power and Light Company and all electric utilities in Florida to offer customers lease-to-own solar voltaic systems for their homes and businesses tied to the electric grid. Net-metering requires FPL to buy back unused power from its customers and would offset FPL's justification for a rate increase completely and eliminate any need to build more nuclear power plants and infrastructures.
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Posted by: Thomas Saporito | August 28, 2009 1:58 PM