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Drew WilsonAugust 8, 2017

Lake Worth Democratic Sen. Jeff Clemens raised an even $65,000 for his political committee last month, giving him the best month among Senate Democrats who have already submitted their July reports. Clemens, set to be Senate Minority Leader after the 2018 elections, brought in the money through just six contributions. The committee also managed to […]

Phil AmmannJune 15, 2017

It’s a sunny future for Florida Power & Light Co., as construction is now well underway on all eight of the utility’s planned solar power plants. New 74.5-megawatt solar power plants, with 2.5 million panels offering a joint capacity of 600 MW, are on track for completion by early 2018, making it one of the […]

Guest AuthorApril 21, 2017

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On a sunny day in Florida, I watched the American flag rise and fly over hundreds of acres of solar cells. It was an amazing experience to think the million panels I was looking at in Manatee County were replacing energy from conventional fuel combustion plants. Yet this solar field feeding directly into the power grid […]

Drew WilsonApril 3, 2017

Florida Power & Light announced Monday that it will build another 1,500 megawatts of solar power plants over the next 7 years. The new power plants are in addition to the eight new solar facilities expected to come online by early 2018 and FPL said the new plants could save customers more than $500 million. […]

Mitch PerryMarch 14, 2017

A Florida Senate committee unanimously passed a proposal Tuesday giving electric utilities the opportunity to invest in natural-gas reserves and recoup money from customers. The legislation would allow any Florida power company using natural gas for 65 percent or more of its electricity generation to explore out-of-state for natural gas using residential ratepayer’s money. The bill from Fernandina […]

Staff ReportsFebruary 20, 2017

Florida Power & Light Co. is doubling down on solar power, announcing Monday a significant expansion of renewable energy production through next year. FPL, currently the largest generator of solar energy in Florida, will build eight new universal solar power plants by early 2018 – boosting its production with more than 2.5 million solar panels. […]

Staff ReportsFebruary 2, 2017

NextEra Energy Inc., the parent of Florida Power & Light, reported fourth-quarter earnings of $966 million, or $2.06 per share. The Juno Beach-based company said its adjusted earnings were $1.21 per share. The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.29 per […]

Associated PressJanuary 18, 2017

An environmental group is challenging a rate hike for Florida’s largest electric utility. The Sierra Club on Tuesday asked the state Supreme Court to reject an $811 million hike that was approved last year for Florida Power & Light. FPL has about 4.8 million customers in the state. FPL initially wanted a $1.3 billion hike […]

Peter SchorschNovember 2, 2016

Consider the eye-grabbing Tampa Bay Times’ front-page headline Wednesday: $43M spent to limit solar. Beyond the silliness of assuming that every dollar utilities donated this cycle is part of a plot to fight rooftop solar — as if there is nothing else they care about — the story is screwed up six ways to Sunday. If a politician were […]

Staff ReportsOctober 20, 2016

Florida Power & Light Co. plans to upgrade its communications system to a digital format. The company promised improved responses to power outages and connections to first responders during emergencies. The utility said Thursday it would abandon its existing analog network in favor of a digital system supplied by Harris Corp, including command consoles and […]

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Jeff Clemens adds $65K in committee cash

Florida Power & Light’s sunny future, major solar expansion on track

Eric Draper: Florida making smart progress on solar

FPL to add another 1,500 megawatts of solar over the next seven years

Bill permitting Florida PSC to allow natural gas investments passes Senate committee

FPL to build 8 new Florida solar energy plants, add 2.5M panels by 2018

FPL parent NextEra Energy misses Wall Street expectations

Sierra Club challenges nearly $1 billion electric rate hike

Tampa Bay Times’ mind-boggling figures in ‘rooftop solar fight’ don’t add up

FPL upgrading field communications system