More on the proposed FPL "billion dollar" base rate increase

More on the proposed FPL "billion dollar" base rate increase from Julie Patel, blogging at the Sun-Sentinel here http://tinyurl.com/ddu5m7 and main story here ... http://tinyurl.com/dl4qqx

And, from John Dorschner of the Miami Herald here ... http://tinyurl.com/dcxxv2.

Even the public utility watchers are astounded by this one, as Dorschner's story points out:

''Wow,'' said Charlie Beck of the Office of Public Counsel, which represents utility customers, when he heard the numbers. ``Wow. This is the biggest rate increase I have ever seen requested by a utility in Florida. This is really something.''

Reporting from SoFlo Business Journal, here http://tinyurl.com/cwj9vj ... and Palm Beach Post, here ... http://tinyurl.com/ck4hdo ... and Orlando Sentinel, swallowing the FPL "spin" on the story and getting it wrong here ... http://tinyurl.com/cvz3j7.

Of all the papers, the Sun-Sentinel's site is most social media-friendly, and love the comments we're seeing on Julie Patel's main story, here, especially this one from "Powerball":

I have an idea for the new FP&L logo. How about they just have a ski mask and a gun. Simple, to the point, an honest.