Florida nonprofits push governor for moratorium on power disconnects amid COVID-19 pandemic

As the weather gets hotter, Florida power companies have resumed cutting off customers with delinquent accounts.

RESUMED CUTTING OFF CUSTOMERSWITH DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS.

THISAS THE MERCURY CLIMBS.

MOSTPROVIDERS PUT A HOLD ONDISCONNECTS AS COVID-1SHUTDOWN THE ECONOMY BUT WITHTHE STATE EOPENINGDUE.

FORREST SAUNDERS HAS MOREFROM THE CAPITAL.DESANTIS IS OUT OF THE CAPITOLTODAYSECRETARY OF LABOR INJACKSONVILLE.

BUTAPRIL ABOUT A DOZEN NONPROFITSSAY THEY2000 EMAILS CALLING FOR APOWER SHUTOFF MORATORIUM.

PKGTO DATE, FLORIDA CONSERVATIONVOTERS AND ITS COLLEAGUES HAVEYET TO GET A RESPONSE FROM THEGOVERNOREXEC.

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FLORIDACONSERVATION VOTERS)“UNFORTUNATELY, ITUNDER THE RADAR FOR HIM”(ALIKI 2:57) &THATCLIMB AND CUTOFFS CONTINUE&KISSIMMEE UTILITY AND LAKELANDELECTRIC ALREADY BACK TOUNHOOKING DELINQUENTS.“WEEXTREMELY WORRIED FOR ALL THEFOLKS WHO ARE ESSENTIALLY INTHE CROSSHAIRS OF HAVING THEIRPOWER CUTOFF” (ALIKI 7:07)JEA IN JACKSONVILLE IS SET TOBE THE LATEST TO RESUMEDISCONNECTS.

IT HAS AROUND10,000 CUSTOMERS AT SERIOUSRISK OF LOSING POWER, STARTINGFRIDAY.

OTHER PROVIDERSDUKEFLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT SAYSIT PLANS TO GET BACK TO NORMALTHIS MONTH, BUT OFFICIALS HAVEYET TO GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE.(JUDY TANZOSCH, TALLAHASSEE)“ITFRUSTRATINGSOMEBODY WHOPAYING MY BILLS” (JUDY :24)JUDY TANZOSCH HAS BEENSTRUGGLING TO PAY BILLS SINCETHE PANDEMIC BEGANFURLOUGHED FROM HER JOB.THOUGH SHETALLAHASSEE WOMAN ACCRUED ALOT OF DEBT.

A SHUTOFFMORATORIUM WOULD GIVE HERPEACE OF MIND.“IT WOULDNSTOP THE BILL FROM ACCRUING&BUT AT LEAST I WOULDNTO WORRY ABOUT THE LIGHT BILLBEING TURNED OFF AND STUCK IN100 DEGREE WEATHER” (JUDY2:24) MANY POWER COMPANIES AREOFFERING FINANCIAL AID TOAVOID A SHUTOFF.

THE PROGRAMSDEPEND ON THE PROVIDER.

FPL&THE STATESTATEMENT“WE WILL CONTINUEWORKING CLOSELY WITH CUSTOMERSTO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TOAVOID TURNING THE LIGHTS OFFFOR NONPAYMENT, WHICH IS ANDHAS ALWAYS BEEN A LASTRESORT” LLFORREST WITH NOWORD FROM THE GOVERNORFOR FLORIDACOMMISSION IS EXPECTED TODISCUSS THE NEED FOR A SHUTOMORATORIUM LATER THIS MONTH.ITAFFAIRS MEETING SLATED FORJULY 28TH.