The state Office of Public Counsel asked the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday to reject a settlement with Florida Power & Light, arguing the state Public Service Commission improperly abandoned its public hearing process when accepting a rate increase that varied from the original proposal.
Assistant Public Counsel Joseph McGlothlin of Tallahassee told the justices the PSC violated the Constitution when it conducted a hearing on a $350 million rate increase, which the OPC attended under protest.
