Who is impacted?  

Everyday Floridians are being overcharged, misled, and ignored by utility monopolies like Duke Energy. Veterans, retirees, solar users, and low-income families are stuck paying inflated bills, often choosing between food, medicine, or electricity. Smart meters, “budget billing” schemes, and protected monopolies have created a system that punishes consumers while protecting corporate profits.

 

What is at stake?  

If we don’t act now, Florida will stay trapped in a 1970s era monopoly model where utilities write their own rules. Bills will keep rising. Accountability will remain nonexistent. Even solar customers will continue to be penalized. We risk losing our right to energy freedom, privacy, and financial stability.

 

Why is now the time to act?  

Usage is dropping. Audits are proving it. But nothing changes. The Florida PSC has failed to protect us. We followed their process. It failed. That’s why we’re demanding independent investigations, real reform, and energy choice. With enough signatures, we will force hearings, expose corruption, and demand consequences.

 

If Florida’s electric bills are breaking you, you are not alone.  

Veterans. Retirees. Solar customers. Working families. Everyone is getting hit.  

This is not your fault. The system is rigged. And we’re done playing by their rules.

 

Why We’re Fighting:  

Florida’s energy system serves monopoly profits, not people. We demand a full investigation and overhaul of Florida’s outdated and unregulated energy laws. Duke Energy is just one of several utility giants exploiting their power to overbill, overreach, and trap customers with no way out.

 

This is not about missed payments. It’s about broken systems.  

 Smart meters lead to higher bills  

 Budget billing increases even when usage drops  

 Solar customers are forced to pay into a system they barely use  

 Seniors, veterans, and working families are being pushed to the edge, choosing between food, medicine, and electricity

 

We Tried the Right Way:  

We scheduled audits. We filed PSC complaints. We asked for answers. Nothing changed.  

The system protects the utilities. Not the people.

 

This Isn’t Just Florida:  

 In Ohio, Duke admitted to more than 100,000 billing errors  

 In Texas, deregulation led to $17,000 electric bills and statewide blackouts  

Florida must reform, not repeat those failures.

 

Who’s Hurting the Most:  

Veterans, retirees, disabled residents, and families on fixed incomes are carrying the burden.  

We are not asking for handouts.  

We are demanding fairness, transparency, and energy justice.

 

We Demand:

 

1. Independent Billing Audit  

Full third-party audit of billing practices across all Florida utility providers.

 

2. End Legal Monopolies  

Allow competitive energy markets in Florida. Build safeguards by learning from other states’ failures.

 

3. Reform the PSC  

Impose term limits, ban utility funded regulators, and create independent public oversight.

 

4. Restitution for Overbilling  

Immediate financial relief for customers who were misled or overcharged. Enforce civil and criminal penalties for fraud.

 

5. Solar and Battery Protections  

Ban forced minimum usage fees and grid tie in penalties. End mandatory resale of personal solar power to utilities.

 

6. Universal Access and Fair Pricing  

Cap base and fuel charges at 15% above the national median unless reviewed and publicly approved. State must take aggressive steps to reduce pricing.

 

7. Ban Hidden Fees  

End undisclosed charges like “storm recovery” or “asset securitization” without clear public notice and approval.

 

8. Campaign Finance and Transparency  

Ban utility contributions to politicians. Require 72hour donation disclosures. Phase out lobbying over 3 years.

 

9. Smart Meter Data Privacy  

Ban third-party access to usage data without written consent. Prohibit surveillance, profiling, and marketing.

 

10. Right to Live Off Grid  

End Florida’s mandatory utility tie-in laws. Off grid living must be legal and protected. While it is true that there is no statewide law. There are many municipalities who make it all but impossible to live off-grid.

 

11. Municipal Control Option  

Allow counties and cities to reclaim or create their own utility services if providers fail.

 

12. Safe Deregulation With Guardrails  

 Require fixed rate, transparent contract options  

 Launch a state-run “Power Compare” website  

 Ban contract rollovers without consent  

 Require provider complaint histories and license numbers  

 Prohibit surprise rate hikes  

 Apply lessons from other deregulated states to prevent fraud before it starts

 

13. Grid Reliability Enforcement  

 Publish outage maps and enforce strict repair timelines  

 Prohibit passing infrastructure neglect costs to customers  

 Require third-party inspections and enforce upgrade timelines

 

14. Whistleblower Protections  

Protect employees and consumers who report fraud, manipulation, or safety violations. Guarantee anonymity and job security.

 

15. Independent Oversight Board  

Create a citizen-led board with no industry ties to audit proposals, hold public hearings, and refer fraud for prosecution.

 

16. Federal Grid Security Review  

Request DHS and FEMA to evaluate Florida’s grid due to its defense, coastal, and aerospace significance.

 

17. Recognize Cooling as a Basic Right

Require Florida to establish minimum cooling protections to ensure all residents have safe, affordable access to air conditioning in extreme heat.

 

 

Next Step:  

When this petition hits 25,000 signatures, we will formally demand:  

 A Florida PSC public hearing  

 A legislative review of Florida’s energy structure  

A congressional and or presidential hearing to help solve these problems

This is our threshold. This is our warning shot.

 

 

 Our Mandate:  

Energy is not a luxury. It is a necessity.  

We are done paying for corporate greed, political cowardice, and silence.  

We are not asking.  

We are demanding.  

And we are not going away.