St. Cloud transfer station public meeting Nov. 18
The city’s Solid Waste division will hold a community meeting, to show the results of a master plan study for the Transfer Station, on Monday. Nov. 18, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Cypress Room at the St. Cloud Community Center.
The meeting will be a comeand- go open house format, so residents are invited to come anytime during those hours to view the city’s long-range plan for the Transfer Station, located on Peghorn Way. It’s where garbage, recycling, vegetative debris, and construction debris come before being transferred to the landfill, recycling center, or other facilities. The city does not operate a landfill.
The Master Plan addresses future operations at the Transfer Station to minimize impacts to adjacent properties, including potential adjustments to the layout of the facility and increasing the size of the berm that buffers between the Transfer Station and Pinewood Gardens.
Duke gets approval to lower 2025 rates— for now
The Florida Public Service Commission has approved Duke Energy Florida’s request to lower rates and decrease customer bills in January 2025 as part of an annual adjustment for the cost of fuel used to generate electricity at the company’s power plants, as well as other clause adjustments.
Duke Energy serves residents in areas north of Poinciana and southwest of the city of Kissimmee.
Typical residential customers using 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) will see a decrease of $9.77 on their January 2025 bill when compared to December 2024. Commercial and industrial customers will see bill decreases ranging from 5.1% to 11.1%, though the specific impact will vary depending on several factors.
“Duke Energy Florida is thankful for the opportunity to offer our customers this much-needed break after recent hurricanes devastated many of their homes, businesses and communities,” said Melissa Seixas, Duke Energy Florida state president. “We want to remind our customers that we’ll always prioritize affordability— even as we work to develop a smarter, stronger electric grid— and maintain the same high level of service they expect and deserve.”
The utility did note it anticipates filing storm cost recovery for hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton in December 2024, which will impact rates as early as March 2025.
