(Reuters) – The U.S.-based utility company Duke of energy (NYSE:) said Friday that it had filed a plan with the Florida Public Utilities Commission to recover about $1.1 billion in direct costs associated with the company’s emergency activation and response to hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton. .
Duke, the largest utility covering North and South Carolina, said hurricanes hit its service territories in recent months and destroyed miles of transmission lines and power poles, leaving tens of thousands of its customers homeless. without electricity.
The company said Friday that residential customers will face an increase of about $21 per 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity on their monthly bills in March 2025 compared to February 2025.