STOP UNFAIR NUCLEAR TAX IN FLORIDA!

In 2006, the Florida Legislature gave Progress Energy and Florida Power & Light what seems to be unlimited access to your wallet to pay in advance for nuclear projects in Florida. Since 2008, the Florida Public Service Commission has approved the utility companies taking over $1 billion dollars in "nuclear cost recovery" out of our pockets!

Progress and FPL haven’t even committed to building the new nuclear reactors yet, and if they don’t build them--and we are working to stop them!-- the utilities will not be issuing any refunds. Nuclear cost recovery is really a tax--and we have no vote!

Fortunately, Representative Michelle Rehwinkel-Vasilinda and Senator Mike Fasano are working hard to advocate for Floridians by introducing bills to repeal the nuclear early cost recovery provision. If passed, these bills could effectively put an end to new nuclear reactor proposals in Florida.

Unfortunately, both bills are currently held up in committee and may not gain traction. That is where YOU come in! Please take a moment to act below and demand that these bills be given fair consideration. After all, it is your money the utilities are using to finance these risky projects. Instead, Florida needs investments in more affordable and less risky energy efficiency and renewable energy choices.

Your letters will go to Florida Governor Rick Scott, the relevant Committee chairmen, and your own state legislators. But before you send your letter, please take a moment to use the icons above to help spread the word to your friends and colleagues and across your social networks.

As always, please feel free to edit the sample letter to reflect your own concerns. This action is limited to people with addresses in Florida.

For more information, please visit: www.stopnucleartax.com