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FPL or Florida Power & Light Co. is the electric utility subsidiary of FPL Group, with headquarters in Juno Beach, Fla. FPL provides electricity to 4.5 million customers in Florida. FP&L started in 1925 when American Power & Light Company consolidated several of it's properties and named the new company FPL.
Today, the utility owns and operates four nuclear power plants: Turkey Point near Florida City, St. Lucie in Fort Pierce, Seabrook Station in Seabrook, N.H., and Duane Arnold Energy Center near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Miami-based utility also uses coal, oil, gas and purchased power to provide electricity to residential and business customers. FPL Energy, the energy subsidiary of FPL Group, i...
Today, the utility owns and operates four nuclear power plants: Turkey Point near Florida City, St. Lucie in Fort Pierce, Seabrook Station in Seabrook, N.H., and Duane Arnold Energy Center near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Miami-based utility also uses coal, oil, gas and purchased power to provide electricity to residential and business customers. FPL Energy, the energy subsidiary of FPL Group, i...
FPL or Florida Power & Light Co. is the electric utility subsidiary of FPL Group, with headquarters in Juno Beach, Fla. FPL provides electricity to 4.5 million customers in Florida. FP&L started in 1925 when American Power & Light Company consolidated several of it's properties and named the new company FPL.
Today, the utility owns and operates four nuclear power plants: Turkey Point near Florida City, St. Lucie in Fort Pierce, Seabrook Station in Seabrook, N.H., and Duane Arnold Energy Center near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Miami-based utility also uses coal, oil, gas and purchased power to provide electricity to residential and business customers. FPL Energy, the energy subsidiary of FPL Group, is an industry leader in wind energy. FPL's parent company is public, trading its stock on the New York Stock Exchange. Its symbol is FPL. But the utility also is regulated by the Florida Public Service Commission because is provides electricity to Florida consumers. FPL's corporate address is 700 Universe Blvd., Juno Beach, FL, 33408.
Today, the utility owns and operates four nuclear power plants: Turkey Point near Florida City, St. Lucie in Fort Pierce, Seabrook Station in Seabrook, N.H., and Duane Arnold Energy Center near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Miami-based utility also uses coal, oil, gas and purchased power to provide electricity to residential and business customers. FPL Energy, the energy subsidiary of FPL Group, is an industry leader in wind energy. FPL's parent company is public, trading its stock on the New York Stock Exchange. Its symbol is FPL. But the utility also is regulated by the Florida Public Service Commission because is provides electricity to Florida consumers. FPL's corporate address is 700 Universe Blvd., Juno Beach, FL, 33408.
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Renewable energy program could be a blank check for Florida Power & Light Co.
Every time Florida Power & Light announces a public interest program, it is sure to cost its customers, sparing FPL's shareholders. This time it is the renewable energy program in the name of energy independence. The only defense our jelly-spined...Tags: Renewable Energy, Boca Raton, FPL Group, Alternative Energy, Energy Saving
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Plane crashes into Ocean Ridge City Hall
South Florida Sun-SentinelA home developer who said in court documents that he kept a plane secret from creditors during his bankruptcy crashed a twin-engine Cessna on Tuesday afternoon at the site of the town's nearly completed $4 million municipal complex. Construction and...Tags: Bankruptcy, Financially Distressed Companies, Hospitals and Clinics, Transportation Accidents, Transportation Industry
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Delray parking meters getting 'smart'
Special CorrespondentFor decades in downtown Delray Beach, change has been one of the only constants. Change to feed parking meters, that is. But workers have been removing obsolete mechanical meters for which the city could no longer get parts, and they're replacing them...Tags: Florida Department of Transportation, Transportation, Delray Beach
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South Florida's TV meteorologists walk a tightrope during hurricane season
South Florida Sun-SentinelSunday evening, prime time. A hurricane in the Gulf is closing in on southern Florida. As a TV weather forecaster, you have a choice to make. Do you break into programming and risk enraging fans of Desperate Housewives? Or wait for the commercials?...Tags: Television Industry, Natural Disasters, Meteorological Disasters, Tropical Weather, Hurricanes
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Implementing quality education and change; Huizenga makes a 'JA World' of difference
A marketing publication of the Sun-Sentinel CompanyTop business leaders recently gathered to envision the dawning of a day when they'll be replaced in the boardrooms by graduates of JA World, Huizenga Center, the world's largest facility of its kind that's currently under construction on the north...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Broward Community College, State Farm Insurance, Academic Progress, Ameriprise Financial Incorporated
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Customers may get bill for FPL's $688 million solar projects
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe Florida Public Service Commission took a first step Tuesday in approving three Florida Power & Light Co. solar energy projects expected to cost more than $688 million. It's the first proposal the commission has considered under a sweeping state...Tags: Natural Gas, Natural Resources, Energy Resources, FPL Group, Energy KD
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Storm warning over digital TV switchover
For South Floridians, a battery-operated TV is a must-have for home hurricane emergency kits.
And based on what I'm hearing from readers in Palm Beach and Broward counties, many are upset to learn that most of these mini-TVs will be rendered virtually...Tags: Consumers, Television Industry, Satellite and Cable Service, Natural Disasters, Meteorological Disasters
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Forget the car: A plan for trails & bike routes is on course
South Florida Sun-SentinelA network of off-road trails and bike paths connecting parks, nature preserves and civic and cultural destinations is taking shape in southern Palm Beach County. County officials have spent more than a year identifying natural corridors along canal...Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Beach Vacations, Broward County, Interior Policy
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How to protect your property from lightning strikes
Grounded rods made of copper, bronze, or aluminum will help prevent lightning strikes. Installation prices average $2,000 for a 2,000-square-foot home. Surge suppressors can protect TV, computers and other electronic appliances. The price ranges from $30...Tags: Electronics
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Equipment failure blamed for power outage in Hollywood
South Florida Sun-SentinelThings weren't so bright this morning for about 1,000 people in Hollywood. Officials with the Florida Power & Light Co. said residents in the Hollywood Lakes area woke up this morning in the dark because of equipment failure. The power outage was...Tags: Hollywood (Broward, Florida), West Hollywood
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