Florida Public Service Commission native order document 00231-2023

FILED 1/13/2023
DOCUMENT NO. 00231-2023
FPSC - COMMISSION CLERK
BEFORE THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
In re: Fuel and purchased power cost recovery
clause with generating performance incentive
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ORDER NO. PSC-2023-0047-CFO-EI
ISSUED: January 13, 2023
ORDER GRANTING FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY' S
SECOND REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF CONFIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION
OF AUDIT NO. 2018-091-1-1 (DOCUMENT NO. 05048-2022, X-REF. 03341-2018)
On July 27, 2022, pursuant to Section 366.093, Florida Statutes (F.S.), and Rule 25-
22.006, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) filed a
Second Request for Extension of Confidential Classification of information provided pursuant to
Audit No. 2018-019-1-1 (Request) (Document No . 03341-2018). This information was originally
granted confidentiality by Order No. PSC-2018-0363-CFO-EI, issued July 24, 2018 and granted
extended confidentiality by Order No. PSC-2020-0465-CFO-EI, issued November 23, 2020.
Document No. 05048-2022 is a revised version of Document No. 03341-2018 in which FPL has
reduced the number of pages for which confidentiality is being sought.
Request for Confidential Classification
FPL contends that the information provided pursuant to Audit No. 2018-019-1-1 contains
information of a confidential nature, which is proprietary confidential business information
within the meaning of Subsection 366.093(3), F. S.
FPL contends that the information continues to be proprietary and confidential business
information within the meaning of Subsection 366.093(3), F.S. 	This information is intended to
be and is treated by FPL as private, and its confidentiality has been maintained. This information
includes pricing information for negotiated purchase power agreements, coal, oil, and natural gas
transportation and storage. Disclosure of this information would adverse ly impact FPL's ability
to negotiate the best prices for these commodities and may discourage counterparties from
entering into contracts with FPL at all. Thus, FPL contends that this information is protected by
Subsections 366.093(3)(d) and (e), F.S. 	Also included is bank routing information and private
account numbers for FPL's vendors which, if disclosed, would impair these vendors ' ability to
protect themselves from fraudulent banking transactions. 	For this reason, FPL argues that this
information is also protected by Subsection 366.093(3)(e), F.S.
Ruling
Subsection 366.093(1), F.S., provides that records the Commission has found to contain
proprietary business information shall be kept confidential and shall be exempt from Chapter
119, F.S. 	Subsection 366.093(3), F.S., defines proprietary confidential business information as
information that is intended to be and is treated by the company as private, in that disclosure of
the information would cause harm to the company' s ratepayers or business operations, and ha s
not been voluntarily disclosed to the public. 	Subsection 366.093(3), F.S., provides that
proprietary confidential business information includes, but is not limited to:

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d) Information concerning bids or other contractual data, the disclosure of which
would impair the efforts of the public utility or its affiliates to contract for goods
or service on favorable terms.
(e) Information relating to competitive interests, the disclosure of which would
impair the competitive business of the provider of the information.
Upon review, it appears the information and data provided in this request continues to
satisfy the criteria set forth in Subsection 366.093(3), F.S., for classification as proprietary
confidential business information. The transportation pricing data for coal appears to be
“information concerning bids or other contractual data, the disclosure of which would impair the
efforts of the public utility or its affiliates to contract for goods or services on favorable terms”
and “information relating to competitive interests, the disclosure of which would impair the
competitive business of the provider of the information.” Thus the information identified in
Document No. 05048-2022, x-ref. 03341-2018, shall be granted extended confidential
classification.
Pursuant to Subsection 366.093(4), F.S., the information for which confidential
classification is granted herein shall remain protected from disclosure for a period of up to 18
months from the date of issuance of this Order. At the conclusion of the 18-month period, the
confidential information will no longer be exempt from Subsection 119.07(1), F.S., unless FPL
or another affected person shows, and the Commission finds, that the records continue to contain
proprietary confidential business information. FPL has requested that these materials be given
confidentiality for a period of 36 months. FPL argues that the Commission currently retains
audit reports for a period of seven years at which time the audit materials are returned to FPL
unless Commission staff or another affected person requests that the audit materials continue to
be retained. The nature of these materials will not change in the next three years. Given these
facts, administrative efficiency is served by extending the period of confidential classification for
these materials for a period of 36 months.
Based on the foregoing, it is hereby
ORDERED by Mike La Rosa, as Prehearing Officer, that Florida Power & Light
Company’s Second Request for Extension of Confidential Classification for portions of Audit
No. 2018-019-1-1, Document No. 05048-2022, x-ref. 03341-2018, is granted. It is further
ORDERED that the information in Document No. 05048-2022, x-ref. 03341-2018, for
which confidential classification has been granted, shall remain protected from disclosure for a
period of up to 36 months from the date of issuance of this Order. It is further
ORDERED that this Order shall be the only notification by the Commission to the parties
of the date of declassification of the materials discussed herein.

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By ORDER of Commissioner Mike La Rosa, as Prehearing Officer, this 13th day of
January, 2023.
Mike La Rosa
Commissioner and Prehearing Officer
Florida Public Service Commission
2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
(850) 413-6770
www.floridapsc.com
Copies furnished: A copy of this document is
provided to the parties of record at the time of
issuance and, if applicable, interested persons.
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