I think it would be impossible to overstate the importance of fuel diversity in today's economy. |
It's a new approach to hurricane recovery that's never been done before. It will be decided at the discretion of the commission. |
It's not as though once this is settled by a vote the issue is out of reach of consumers. |
One of the things that has arisen is what can be done to lessen the damage if, in fact, we are now in an era of high (hurricane) activity. |
The commission always has to consider the least-cost option. |
The problem is [that] all we have is anecdotal information. One thing we want to get at is hard data. In Broward County, half the distribution system is underground, but 90 percent lost power. |
The way the statute is now, that would be overhead. |
They are bringing these things to the commission's attention, but the commission ultimately is the one (that) makes the decisions. |
This is a relatively new phenomenon. We will continue our inquiries. |