U.S.-based utility Duke Energy said it filed a plan with the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) to recover about $1.1 billion in direct costs associated with the company’s emergency activation and response to hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton.
Severe storms this year forced major U.S. utilities to shut down or slow power plant operations.
Duke, the largest utility covering North and South Carolina, said the hurricanes hit its service territories and ripped away miles of transmission lines and power poles, leaving tens of thousands of its customers without electricity.
The company said that residential customers’