St. Petersburg coalition launches push for city-owned electric utility on 2028 ballot

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A coalition of environmental and youth organizations began a two-year effort to put a question about the future of St. Petersburg, Florida’s electric system directly before voters in the 2028 general election.

The newly launched Public Power St. Pete campaign is collecting signatures to place a proposed city charter amendment on the November 2028 ballot that would allow voters to decide whether St. Petersburg should establish its own municipal electric utility and replace Duke Energy as the city’s electricity provider…

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