As a retiree on a fixed income living in Sunrise, Marcia Ellis thinks in dollars and cents and kilowatt hours.

"I watch how I cook. I've gotten an air fryer, which uses less heat. I don't use my oven as much. I'm not cooking one potato in an oven," Ellis said.

And she said she will have to adjust her electricity usage again when Florida Power & Light's latest rate hike takes effect next year.

Ellis said she will pay for two different rate increases, one for her condo's electricity and one for her building's.

She said her condo association already budgeted for a potential FPL rate hike ahead of time with higher monthly maintenance fees.

"You have to pick and choose how you're gonna live now," Ellis said. "Retired people didn't plan on this when they retired. They just wanted to

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