Comments on: Gulf Power To Seek Rate Increase

By: Nod

Nod — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 22:42:14 +0000

No pay raises for anyone but taxes, fees, food and utilities continue to go up and up, but yet we are told there is no inflation. Where does it end?

By: Joe Godwin

Joe Godwin — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 22:14:29 +0000

I fully agree with Terry Bowen,the CFO is there to make the company money, that’s all, if the stock holders are happy the CFO will be very happy $$$$$$$$ The big problem is our shopping option, there is none.

By: BT

BT — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 14:10:45 +0000

Still trying to wrap my head around the “We don’t get a bonus…If we don’t perform well, we get nothing or little…” concept.

So, you agree to a salary that never goes up, but can easily go down?

By: anne

anne — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 09:59:28 +0000

Charge whatever you want Gulf Power, sooner or later we will turn everything off except when we are at home. When you charge, we shave, simple fix.

By: Henry Coe

Henry Coe — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 07:50:02 +0000

I don’t get it. NFCU brought in a bunch of new families to our area and there is lots of construction going on. With new customers comes new revenue.
Gulf Power has also, theoretically, been saving payroll with all the new meters.
Is GP still buying up property in the North end of the county? How much did that cost?
So we are looking at increases of property taxes for Fire Fighting support and now GP wants to increase rates.
At some point, these increases become oppressive on our local economy and hurt the opportunity for growth.

By: Nod

Nod — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 02:05:32 +0000

I said in Jan. Please do not give us a rate decrease because every time they do a much bigger increase is coming. Always happens that way. Don’t they know how to budget.

By: Billy D

Billy D — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 01:14:29 +0000

Fact of the matter is that as we get more efficient homes built and find ways to save on our power bills, Gulf Power’s bottom dollar falls off. It’s a double edged sword we always live by and a large portion of it is driven by corporate greed. The more we save, the less they make. The less they see as profit, the more they need to increase rates to compensate themselves. Good old free enterprise at work here!

By: Nate

Nate — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 23:59:27 +0000

Bill:the rate increase is about the base rate to cover o&m expenses,NOT fuel cost. GP can’t charge a single cent over what their fuel cost is (the fuel cost part has been going down over the past few years and you should have seen it on your bill)

By: armyjeep92

armyjeep92 — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 21:34:44 +0000

BONUS !!!! l id be happy with a pay increase been with the state for 10 yrs not one pay increase or bonus they give it back then take it back

By: mike

mike — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 20:12:50 +0000

the price of oil is down to a 3rd of what it was…everything else keeps going up, including power. umm, what’s going on with this? hmm…