The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXVII
RAILROADS AND OTHER REGULATED UTILITIES

Chapter 366
PUBLIC UTILITIES

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F.S. 366.055

366.055 Availability of, and payment for, energy reserves.—

(1) Energy reserves of all utilities in the Florida energy grid shall be available at all times to ensure that grid reliability and integrity are maintained. The commission is authorized to take such action as is necessary to assure compliance. However, prior commitments as to energy use:

(a) In interstate commerce, as approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;

(b) Between one electric utility and another, which have been approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; or

shall not be abridged or altered except during an energy emergency as declared by the Governor and Cabinet.

(2)(a) When the energy produced by one electric utility is transferred to another or others through the energy grid and under the powers granted by this section, the commission shall direct the appropriate recipient utility or utilities to reimburse the producing utility in accordance with the latest wholesale electric rates approved for the producing utility by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for such purposes.

(b) Any utility which provides a portion of those transmission facilities involved in the transfer of energy from a producing utility to a recipient utility or utilities shall be entitled to receive an appropriate reimbursement commensurate with the transmission facilities and services provided. However, no utility shall be required to sell purchased power to a recipient utility or utilities at a rate lower than the rate at which the power is purchased from a producing utility.

(3) To assure efficient and reliable operation of a state energy grid, the commission shall have the power to require any electric utility to transmit electrical energy over its transmission lines from one utility to another or as a part of the total energy supply of the entire grid, subject to the provisions hereof.

History.—s. 3, ch. 74-196; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 6, 16, ch. 80-35; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 20, 22, ch. 89-292; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

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Amendments to 366.055

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 366.055

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 366.055.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

LEE COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. v. E. JACOBS, Jr., 820 So. 2d 297 (Fla. 2002)

. . . chapter shall apply in any manner, other than as specified in ss. 366.04, 366.05(7) and (8), 366.051, 366.055 . . .

WELLS, Jr. v. NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, TEXAS, 197 F. Supp. 2d 709 (E.D. Tex. 2002)

. . . that she violated several provisions of the Texas Health and Safety Code, including § § 366.051 and 366.055 . . . Health and Safety Code Ann. § § 366.051(c) and 366.055(c) (Vernon 2001). . . .

FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY, v. NICHOLS,, 516 So. 2d 260 (Fla. 1987)

. . . . § 366.055(3), Fla.Stat. (1985). . . . Appellant presents several arguments in support of its position that sections 366.-04(3), 366.05(9), and 366.055 . . . These arguments boil down to two assertions: (1) sections 366.04(3) and 366.055(3) were enacted as part . . . Sections 366.-04(3) and 366.055(3) authorize PSC to regulate the transmission of that power. . . .

AMERSON, v. JACKSONVILLE ELECTRIC AUTHORITY,, 362 So. 2d 433 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

. . . shall apply in any manner, other than as specified in ss. 366.04(2), and (3), 366.05(7) and (8), and 366.055 . . .