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South Daytona, FPL power play still creating sparks
Daytona Beach News-Journal
By RAY WEISS, Staff writer SOUTH DAYTONA -- When it comes to buying its electrical system from Florida Power & Light, the twists and turns continue in roller-coaster fashion. Circuit Judge William Parsons on Friday ordered both sides to come to terms ...

NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review
openPR (press release)
The company operates business through its two subsidiaries, namely, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL); and NextEra Energy Resources, LLC (NextEra Energy Resources). FPL is an electric utility company, supplying power to more than 8.7 million ...

Bloomberg
Shale Gas -- Friend or Foe
Energy Pulse
Since I reside in Palm Beach County, FL, I pay attention to my local electricity rates, provided by Florida Power & Light [FPL] -- a regulated utility. Recently, FPL lowered its rates by about 2% for 2012. FPL President and CEO Armando J. Olivera ...
Switching from Coal to Natural Gas Accomplishes Little or NothingPress Action (blog)

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Forbes
Tucson Electric Power Pairs Solar with Fossil Fuels
Forbes
The project is the latest of several to combine solar power with fossil fuels. Last year, Florida Power & Light Co. officially opened what it called the world's first hybrid solar-power plant. The 75-megawatt project makes electricity from both ...

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FPL presses case for an increase in its base electricity rate
Palm Beach Post
latest money news » From The Post and AP By Susan Salisbury WEST PALM BEACH — WEST PALM BEACH – Without a rate increase next year, Florida Power & Light Co.'s earnings will drop significantly, making it difficult to raise money from investors, FPL's ...

Tampabay.com
Who will help the ratepayer?
Tampabay.com
Recently the PSC approved charging utility customers nearly $300 million for proposed nuclear projects by Florida Power & Light and Progress Energy, including four proposed reactors that neither company guarantees it will ever build.
Power plant fuel mix at issue in Florida Senate billThe News-Press

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$100M purchase price unchanged in FPL's draft proposal to Vero Beach
TCPalm
By Ed Bierschenk VERO BEACH — Florida Power & Light's offer to pay $100 million for the city's electric utility remains unchanged in a proposed draft purchase agreement received by city officials over the weekend despite a consultant's report that ...

CBS Local
Two firefighters suffer smoke inhalation at Miami-Dade brushfire
Sun-Sentinel
About 700 homes in the area were without power after fire officials asked Florida Power & Light to turn the power off, according to the utility. "The fire department asked us to deenergize the affected area so that it affects the minimum amount of ...
Brush fire burning in Southwest Miami-DadeLocal 10

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HispanicBusiness.com
Olivera Retires as President of FPL
HispanicBusiness.com
Armando J. Olivera has retired as president of Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) and will retire as CEO in May, according to a company news release. Olivera made the announcement following his 40th anniversary with the Juno Beach, Fla., company.

Power plant fuel mix at issue in Florida Senate bill
The News-Press
Utilities such as Florida Power & Light have increased their reliance on natural gas in recent years, with the fuel now used to generate more than half of the state's electricity. At least part of the reason is that natural gas burns cleaner than coal, ...

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SACE Challenges Florida Nuclear Power Tax
Clean Energy News (blog)
In December of 2011, SACE filed an appeal with the Florida State Supreme Court challenging the Florida Public Service Commission's (PSC) November 2011 decision regarding “nuclear cost recovery” for Progress Energy (PEF) and Florida Power & Light (FPL).

Breast Cancer Survivor and FPL Team Leader in Saturday's Susan G. Komen South ...
SBWire (press release)
FPL has joined forces with Susan G. Komen South Florida to be the Presenting Sponsor for the 15th consecutive year in the fight against breast cancer. As the largest corporate team at the Komen South Florida Race for the Cure, Team FPL is an extension ...

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Brevard breathes cleaner, healthier air
Florida Today
The likely reasons: Sea Ray Boats releases much less of a resin called styrene on Merritt Island as they make fewer luxury boats, and Florida Power & Light Co. mothballed its four-decade-old power plant in Port St. John for a new gas plant.

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Breast Cancer Survivor and FPL Team Leader in Saturday's Susan G. Komen South ...
openPR (press release)
Breast Cancer Survivor and FPL Team Leader in Saturday's Susan G. Komen South Florida Race for the Cure (openPR) - FPL has joined forces with Susan G. Komen South Florida to be the Presenting Sponsor for the 15th consecutive year in the fight against ...

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CBS Local
FPL parent NextEra Energy reports 4th quarter earnings growth
Palm Beach Post
latest money news » From The Post and AP By Susan Salisbury JUNO BEACH — NextEra Energy Inc. (NYSE: NEE) and its utility subsidiary Florida Power & Light Co. today reported substantial fourth quarter earnings growth, largely driven by increased ...
NextEra Energy net doubles as margins widenMarketWatch
Report: FPL Earnings Up For 4Q, YearCBS Local
NextEra Energy Profit Doubles, Focus Shifts To UtilitiesFox Business
Bloomberg
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FPL's Cape Canaveral Modernization Creates Jobs and Will Save Customers Money
SBWire (press release)
Juno Beach, FL -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/27/2012 -- The large bang in August 2010 that signaled the demolition of FPL's 1960s-era Cape Canaveral Power Plant in Cocoa, Fla., has been replaced by different sounds of progress. The Port St. John construction site ...

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Downed power line in Bonita knocks out power to some FPL customers
Naples Daily News
It was not immediately clear how the vehicle struck the power line as the case is still under investigation. “Power crews assessed the situation and restored service at 10:40 am to our customers,” Florida Power & Light spokesman Neil Nissan said.
Downed power lines cause backups on US-41NBC2 News

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Greentech Media
UNITED STATES : Silver Spring Networks selected for Smart Grid Deployment in ...
Utility Products
Silver Spring Networks' clients include Baltimore Gas & Electric, CitiPower & Powercor, Florida Power & Light, Jemena Electricity Networks Limited, Pacific Gas & Electric and Pepco Holdings, Inc. among others.
DistribuTECH Roundup: Silver Spring Lands Progress, SAIC and C3 Join Forces ...Greentech Media (blog)

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FPL makes improvements to city's power lines
Sun-Sentinel
Florida Power & Light Co. recently completed a structural improvement initiative in East Delray Beach in which it inspected 730 utility poles, cleared vegetation from 140 miles of power lines and used advanced infrared technology to examine six main ...

Broward-Palm Beach New Times (blog)
Welcome to the Everglades Ranch Where FPL Might Build a Big-Ass Power Plant
Broward-Palm Beach New Times (blog)
Today's item: a proposed fossil-fuel power plant in the middle of the Everglades. ​It's a quiet, open hunting preserve right now, but if power demand continues to increase and FPL takes the plunge, this 3127-acre plot of majestic live oaks and dark ...