State regulator approves another rate decrease for FPL residential customers

JUNO BEACH, Fla. — Florida Power & Light's residential customers will see rates decrease for back-to-back months after the Florida Public Service Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved the utility's request for May because of declining fuel prices.

Next month, a customer with a 1,000-kWh monthly usage will see a reduction of more than $14 than it was at the beginning of the year.

In April, customers saw a rate decrease because a temporary surcharge to pay for past hurricane restorations ended. A typical 1,000-kWh residential customer's bill fell about $7.70.