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Emily L. Mahoney - Energy Reporter
Emily L. Mahoney

Energy Reporter

My job is to cover energy — which may sound like an abstract topic, but is something that impacts your life all the time. To keep our lights on, we all depend on private companies and government leaders to make complex decisions that determine how much we pay and how the environment is impacted. I'm interested in digging into which neighborhoods bear the brunt of those decisions, plus how they contribute to — or are influenced by — climate change. I was previously the senior political writer as well as a reporter in our Tallahassee bureau, so I'm well-acquainted with the world of influence. I'm originally from Arizona, a state that instilled in me a love of hiking and tacos al pastor. Have a tip or story idea? Drop me a line.

  1. FPL consultant says a rolling blackout likely next year without rate hike
    • Business
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  2. 3 things Floridians should know about solar, EV tax credit rollbacks
    • Environment
    Tax credits helping Americans buy electric vehicles, like Teslas, are expiring at the end of September.
  3. Florida solar industry on edge as Congress slashes support for clean energy
    • Environment
    Father and son Juan and Carlos Gonzalez, technicians with Tampa Bay Solar work to install solar panels on the Manatee School for the Arts on May 28, 2025 in Palmetto. Solar advocates say thousands of jobs in Florida could be eliminated by President Donald Trump's tax bill, which slashes clean energy programs.
  5. Environmental groups file lawsuit over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in Florida Everglades
    • Environment
  6. DeSantis signs oil drilling ban for Apalachicola River
    • Environment
    Hundreds convened at the front entrance of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in December to protest the agency's intent to issue an oil drilling permit to a Louisiana-based company along the Apalachicola River. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Thursday to ban oil drilling in the area.
  7. Florida to investigate drinking water problems in Apalachicola
    • Florida
    The Apalachicola waterfront is seen in 2018. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said Thursday that the state will investigate lingering water system problems in the community.
  8. Two investors are competing to buy the Rays. Who are they?
    • Sports
    The Tampa Bay Rays could soon be sold as two investor groups have expressed interest.
  9. For $1B Clearwater estimate, Duke Energy hired firm favored by utilities
    • Business
    Utility workers fix power lines in a neighborhood along Gulf Boulevard on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Indian Rocks Beach. Duke Energy Florida serves almost all of Pinellas County, though that could change if Clearwater leaders decide to drop its services.
  10. Top Florida officials approve buying 340 acres from luxury golf developer
    • Environment
    Eugene Kelly, president of the Florida Native Plant Society, left, and Tom St. Clair, a committee chairperson with the Hernando Audubon Society, give a tour of a Withlacoochee State Forest parcel adjacent to Cabot Citrus Farms on Sept. 10, 2024, in Brooksville. The Florida Cabinet voted Tuesday to greenlight the purchase of 340 acres of forest land for conservation.
  11. Golf developer that once sought Florida forest land could add to it instead
    • Environment
    Eugene Kelly, president of the Florida Native Plant Society, walks on a trail at a Withlacoochee State Forest parcel adjacent to Cabot Citrus Farms in Brooksville on Sept. 10, 2024. Cabot Citrus Farms could now sell a nearby plot of forest land to the state.
  12. Person posed as ‘60 Minutes’ producer to hunt for info on Florida land deal
    • Environment
    Charter captain Matt Chipperfield, 39, motors through the Guana River in St. Johns County on May 16. Somebody posing as a producer for "60 Minutes" called Chipperfield and asked him what information he was receiving about the controversial proposal to trade away 600 acres of the Guana River Wildlife Management Area.
  13. Resources for Tampa Bay seniors, others needing hurricane evacuation help
    • Hurricane
    Damaged homes on Shoreview Drive due to storm surge from Hurricane Milton on Manasota Key on Oct. 16 in Englewood.
  14. Congress could kill rooftop solar tax credits used by Florida homeowners
    • Business
    Father and son Juan and Carlos Gonzalez, technicians with Tampa Bay Solar work to install over 3000 solar panels on the rooftops of the Manatee School for the Arts on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 in Palmetto.
  15. DeSantis signs bill prohibiting golf, hotels on Florida state parks
    • Environment
    A pair of juvenile great horned owls perch atop a pine tree at Honeymoon Island State Park on April 5. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Thursday to prohibit the building of golf courses, hotels and other amenities on state park land.
  16. Who was behind Florida’s latest public land deal? DeSantis won’t say.
    • Environment
    A variety of native Florida flora grow on the 600-acre piece of the Guana River Wildlife Management Area southeast of Jacksonville, which was part of a proposed land swap with a private property owner, The Upland LLC, that has now been dropped.
  17. Group behind controversial Florida land swap withdraws plan, state says
    • Environment
    Hundreds of protesters gathered on the corner of A1A in St. Johns County on Saturday to oppose the state's new proposal to swap away 600 acres of conservation land in the Guana River Wildlife Management Area. Chants of "Stop the Swap!" roared as passing cars honked in support.
  18. Duke Energy says Clearwater would have to pay over $1B to drop the utility
    • Business
    A lineman with Service Electric Co., a subcontractor with Duke Energy, works on a project at Duke's substation on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, in Largo.
  19. Trump’s chief of staff joins chorus opposing controversial Florida land swap
    • Environment
    The Guana River in St. Johns County is seen in this photo taken on Friday. The Guana River Wildlife Management Area could be traded away to a private property owner, The Upland LLC, by state officials as part of a land swap. In return, the state would receive a patchwork of parcels in four different counties totaling 3,066 acres.
  20. Bipartisan outrage from Florida lawmakers, residents grows over land swap
    • Environment
    Hundreds of protestors gathered on the corner of A1A in St. Johns County on Saturday to oppose the state's new proposal to swap away 600 acres of conservation land in the Guana River Wildlife Management Area. Chants of "Stop the Swap!" roared as passing cars honked in support.
  21. Just as Florida state park scandal fades, new land deal stirs anxiety
    • Environment
    A variety of birds are seen Friday in the Guana River. The Guana River Wildlife Management Area could be traded away to a private property owner, The Upland LLC, by state officials as part of a land swap. In return, the state would receive a patchwork of parcels in four counties totaling 3,066 acres.
  22. Deal to trade Florida forest to golf developer is dead, state says
    • Environment
    Eugene Kelly, president of the Florida Native Plant Society, gives a tour of a Withlacoochee State Forest parcel adjacent to Cabot Citrus Farms on Sept. 10 in Brooksville.
  23. DeSantis says he’ll sign bill to ban golf, hotels in Florida state parks
    • Environment
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis prepares to drive the first fairway on March 18, 2019, while participating in the Veterans Alternative Celebrity Pro-Am at the Valspar Championship at the Innisbrook Golf Resort in Palm Harbor.
  24. Florida bill to slash utility profits dies after Duke Energy, FPL lobbying
    • Business
    A lineman with Service Electric Co., a subcontractor with Duke Energy, works on a project at Duke's substation on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at 5400 Ulmerton Road in Largo.