A bill in the Florida Legislature that was designed to lower the burgeoning cost of electricity for residents has died at the hands of the utility industry for the second year in a row.

The Florida city of Leesburg has increased utility rates for natural gas and electricity due to losses of over $3.3 million caused by the recent historic freeze.

A Florida House committee just approved a bill that would significantly limit cities and counties from enacting policies aimed at reducing climate change impacts. The proposal follows legislation signed nearly two years ago by Gov. Ron DeSantis that removed the requirement for the state to factor climate change into its energy planning.

While consumer prices increased 2.7% last year, electricity prices jumped 6.7%. But energy experts say no single factor is to blame.