A federal plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions from power plants is being opposed by Florida utility regulators and other industry leaders, who claim the modifications might increase customer bills and jeopardize the state's electric system's dependability.
On August 1, 2023 the Florida Public Service Commission gave the go-ahead to send a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency voicing concerns about a potential rule that could "result in unjust, unreasonable, and excessively costly carbon emissions performance standards that would risk the safety, reliability, and affordability of electric service in Florida."
Officials from the Florida Municipal Power Agency, which provides municipal utilities with wholesale electricity, and the Florida Reliability Coordinating Council, which handles energy planning, claimed that their organizations had also expressed concerns to the EPA.