Lobbyist Richard Gentry named PSC chief counsel to represent Florida consumers
The Joint Legislative Committee on Public Counsel Oversight unanimously named Gentry, 70, to the job. There was no debate.
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Lobbyist Richard Gentry was appointed by a legislative committee Tuesday to serve as the chief lawyer representing the public before the Public Service Commission in rate cases. [ The Florida Channel ]
Updated Feb. 9
TALLAHASSEE â Richard Gentry, a veteran lobbyist who last year represented a utility-backed nonprofit, was appointed Tuesday by legislators to be the chief lawyer representing consumers in utility rate cases before state regulators.
The Joint Legislative Committee on Public Counsel Oversight unanimously named Gentry to the job, one of the most important but least appreciated in state government.
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As Florida electric rate hikes loom, lawmakers to choose utility watchdog
Under state law, the Office of Public Counsel serves as the voice of consumers in electric, water and natural gas cases that relate to consumer finances. Lawmakers consider two new candidates.
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Updated Feb. 4
TALLAHASSEE â As Floridaâs largest electric utility company positions itself for a $1 billion increase in its base rates, a legislative committee will decide who to hire as the watchdog to protect residential customers from being overcharged by the monopoly utility companies.
be the first of two meetings to fill a vacancy at the Office of Public Counsel, the legal office created to protect customers from excess utility profits in rate cases before the Florida Public Service Commission. But on Thursday, one of the two remaining candidates withdrew, leaving only one applicant, Richard Gentry, a 70-year-old veteran lobbyist who last year lobbied for a utility-backed non-profit, Floridians
This year, Florida Power & Light is asking the Public Service Commission for another $1.8 billion from customers over the next two years. Last year, it backed legislation that led its biggest opponent to resign. A coincidence? We think not.