Ocala News

The scheduled restart of the the Progress Energy Crystal River nuclear power plant in April has been postponed again for the fifth time in 18 months and for the second time there may be a crack in the plant’s containment building. Progress Energy spokesperson Cherie Jacobs attempts to justify the extended delays by reminding us [...]

In a move sure to effect area residents financially, Duke Energy has tendered an offer worth up to $13 Billion for the local services provider Progress Energy which has 65,000 utility customers in Marion County and more than 1.6 million in Florida. Company officials state there will be no change in services or pricing but [...]

Marion County has a “load reduction plan” in place with Progress Energy that saves the School Board about $300,000 in energy costs each year which is enough to hire 6 full time teachers. That is a significant savings and well worth the effort if not for the fact that power is cut to a select [...]