Duke to ‘significantly’ lower bills in 2026
September 4, 2025 - St. Petersburg-based Duke Energy Florida announced Thursday that it would remove storm cost recovery charges from bills in March 2026. Typical residential customers using 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity will see their soaring bills increase by approximately $7.54 in January and February. However, those customers should see costs decrease by roughly $44.16 in March, which reflects the termination of additional charges implemented following the 2024 hurricane season. Those storms occurred in late September and early October.