Downtown Partnership CEO questions city’s Duke approach
Insight Downtown Partnership CEO questions city’s Duke approach “If the city does take over during the litigation period, that would give businesses pause.” Published 2 hours ago on July 27, 2026 By Aaron Styza Duke Energy electric meter. Jason Mathis “It seems like a mistake for the city to be standing on this precipice a week before the agreement ends and not have a path for negotiations,” Mathis told the Catalyst. “They have a path for a study, but not negotiations.” A franchise agreement gives Duke the right to use city rights-of-way to operate its electric system while requiring the utility to pay the city a franchise fee.
- ▪Insight Downtown Partnership CEO questions city’s Duke approach “If the city does take over during the litigation period, that would give businesses pause.” Published 2 hours ago on July 27, 2026 By Aaron Styza Duke Energy electric meter.
- ▪Jason Mathis “It seems like a mistake for the city to be standing on this precipice a week before the agreement ends and not have a path for negotiations,” Mathis told the Catalyst.
- ▪“They have a path for a study, but not negotiations.” A franchise agreement gives Duke the right to use city rights-of-way to operate its electric system while requiring the utility to pay the city a franchise fee.
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Insight Downtown Partnership CEO questions city’s Duke approach “If the city does take over during the litigation period, that would give businesses pause.” Published 2 hours ago on July 27, 2026 By Aaron Styza Duke Energy electric meter. File photo. With St. Petersburg’s franchise agreement with Duke Energy set to expire this week and no negotiations underway, Downtown Partnership CEO Jason Mathis says the city is creating unnecessary uncertainty while it studies whether to municipalize its own electric utility, despite Clearwater’s own feasibility study and recent decision to extend a 30-year agreement with Duke.
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