Things will get gummed up here, too, as they have been in Tampa/St. Pete. Wastewater reuse planned for Turkey Point cooling? 95 million gallons per day of "treated" sewage evaporated straight over Homestead and South Dade and Biscayne National Park: call it purple rain.
May 01, 2009
Progress Energy nuclear plant delayed by at least 20 months
Progress Energy’s $17 billion nuclear project has been delayed by at least 20 months, the St. Petersburg utility announced Friday morning.
The utility was unable to get approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to begin construction before site and safety reviews were complete, said spokeswoman Suzanne Grant. The company does not yet know if the delay will add to the cost, she said.
The delay means the first of Progress Energy’s two new reactors will not start producing power until at least March 2018.
Despite the delay, the utility’s customers will continue to pay for the early construction costs. The utility asked state regulators to allow them to add a monthly charge to customer bills of $6.69 per 1,000 kilowatt hours starting in January.
In 2006, the state legislature passed a law allowing utilities to bill customers for the early costs of building a nuclear power plant. It remains one of the most nuclear-friendly policies in the nation. The Missouri legislature recently balked at passing a similar bill, forcing one energy company to shelve its plans for a new nuclear plant.
When the electric rate increases hit Progress Energy bills in January, cash-strapped Floridians rebelled. Legislators that voted for the bill three years ago were flooded with complaints from outraged constituents. The backlash threatened to undermine the state’s steady support for nuclear power.
Facing threats that the law might be repealed, Progress Energy took a step backward. The St. Petersburg utility in April lowered its monthly nuclear charge to $3.62 per 1,000 kilowatt hours, down from the $11.42 the utility had added in January. A small portion of the nuclear charge, 69 cents per kilowatt hour, pays for improvements to the existing Crystal River nuclear plant.
So far, Progress Energy said it has invested $389 million in the Levy County project, and that approximately $80.5 million has been collected from customers.
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Outside artist Jobie Steppe had a lien placed on his home in Coconut Grove, Florida in March for $23,100.00, from the City of Miami Code Enforcement Board and the Miami City Attorney's Office for----now get this "EXCHANGING EMOTIONS"
They originally charged Mr. Steppe with operating a business from his home, but when they could not prove this, the City attorney's office advised the court that Mr. Steppe, when displaying his art was in the business of "EXCHANGING EMOTIONS" and that is considered a business in Miami, Florida. This is in Dade County Court Documents.
To fantastic to comprehend, call 305-447-6526 to get a copy free of charge.
The upside to Purple Rain is that South Dade farmers could save money and labor by not fertilizing their crops - why bother when free fertilizer will just fall from the sky.
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