PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. — Public Counsel Walt Trierweiler spoke to Local 10’s Glenna Milberg on This Week in South Florida Sunday about the controversial rate hike from Power and Light, which is set to take effect despite widespread public opposition.

The new bill passed in the legislature this week requires the Public Service Commission to consider affordability before approving rate hikes.

Trierweiler explained that the issue of affordability was raised during the latest case involving FPL, but the commission ruled it couldn’t be considered because it wasn’t in the statute.

The bill also proposes expanding the Public Service Commission from five to seven members and adding a CPA and a financial analyst to the board.

Trierweiler, who leads the State Office of Public Counsel, acknowledged the challenge, but emphasized the difficulty of the current situation.

Local 10 viewers can listen to more of their conversation in the video at the top of this page.

Glenna Milberg

Emmy award-winning journalist Glenna Milberg joined Local 10 News in September 1999. She hosts "This Week in South Florida", South Florida’s highest-rated, most-watched public affairs program, anchors Local 10 World News Weekends, and covers South Florida's top stories and big issues for Local 10 News.

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