The Florida Public Service Commission will hold what could be a two-week hearing in October on a proposed base-rate settlement for Florida Power & Light .

Commission Chairman Mike La Rosa on Friday signed an order scheduling the hearing during the weeks of Oct. 6 to Oct. 10 and Oct. 13 to Oct. 17.

Mixed reactions to rate increase plan

The commission would decide later in the year whether to approve the proposal.

FPL and numerous groups and businesses reached agreement on the proposal, which was filed Wednesday. It would lead to base-rate increases of $945 million in 2026 and $766 million in 2027, according to FPL.

The utility also would collect additional amounts in 2028 and 2029 for solar energy and battery storage projects. But the state Office of Public Counsel, which is design

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