Florida's Public Service Commission is hearing from customers this week about proposed rate hikes from Duke Energy and Tampa Electric, or TECO. Inside Wednesday’s PSC meeting in Inverness, it was mostly environmentalists speaking out against a proposed rate increase from Duke Energy that would not include a push toward renewable energy sources. Outside the meeting, plenty of customers were also against an increase for another “green” reason — money. “You know, the way things are right now with inflation and things like that, you know it's not a great thing right now,” customer Junior Strothe said. State regulators are holding a series of public meetings. Both Duke Energy and TECO are asking for a base rate increase that could cost the average customer hundreds of dollars a year. “The economy is so horrible,” customer Jo Brown said. “The prices of gas, the prices of food, the utilities. The rent. The mortgage. The insurance, everything is outrageous. So, this just adds to the fire.” MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/regional/florida/duke-energy-teco-florida-utility-rate-increases-psc-meeting/67-0bff3449-4dac-4248-bfcb-deaf4c7a3c7f ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►X: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay