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Florida Power & Light is seeking a 690 million dollar rate hike. That’s an average of seven dollars per customer a month. FPL says it’s really a dollar forty increase because falling fuel prices have lowered bills. The Florida Public Service Commission is listening to customers’ testimony this week. Governor Rick Scott, who says he’s trying to keep the cost of living low in Florida, is refusing to denounce the FPL’s request. He says it’s not his place.

“What I can have an impact on is how we spend your tax dollars. That’s what I’m responsible for. The commission is responsible to go through and look what the utilities are going to do,” said Scott.

Scott has no obligation to weight in on the hike, but Former Governor Charlie Crist denounced a FPL rate hike while he was in office and the PSC responded by drastically scaling back what FPL was allowed to charge. We asked Attorney General Pam Bondi her thoughts on the hike. She says she’s monitoring the situation.