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  • National Coatings' AcryShield Roof Coating Products Are Approved for the Florida Power and Light Business Building Envelope Rebate

    CAMARILLO, Calif. -- FPL Business Building Envelope program listed National Coatings Corporation NCC to be amongst the few approved reflective cool roof coating manufacturers for the rebate. The FPL's Business Building Envelop program is providing incentives for roofs with reflective roof surfaces and spray foam roofing insulation. This...

    Articles 2008-10-07

  • Utilities

    West Virginia seeks transmission line tax The governor of West Virginia wants to impose a tax on a 500 k V electric transmission line that cuts across six counties in his state. Gov. Joe Manchin says the tax would cover the costs of building and maintaining the Trans-Allegheny...

    Articles 2008-09-01

  • Okla. Gas & Electric Energy names former Xcel Energy chairman to

    Wayne Brunetti, former Xcel Energy chairman and CEO, has been elected to the OGE Energy board of directors. Brunetti, 65, began his career at Florida Power & Light in 1964. He retired in 2005 as chairman of Xcel Energy, a Minneapolis-based provider of electricity and natural gas...

    Articles 2008-08-20

  • ExactTarget Nationwide Digital Marketing Tour Heading to Miami

    ExactTarget, Omniture, salesforce.com and SLI Systems Join Forces to Host One-Day Seminars Featuring Email Marketing, Web Analytics and CRM Experts INDIANAPOLIS -- ExactTarget, a leading provider of on-demand, email and one-to-one marketing solutions, is bringing its series of one-day seminars, "Route 1to1: The New eMarketing...

    Articles 2008-07-08

  • Industrial Project Spending in Florida Set for $8 Billion in 2008, an Industrial Info News Alert

    Researched by Industrial Info Resources(Sugar Land, Texas) -- In Florida, industrial firms are evaluating morethan $8.7 billion worth of capital and maintenance spending projectsscheduled to begin construction in 2008. Of that total, 17 projectstotaling $2 billion have been identified as already having startedconstruction this year. ...

    Articles 2008-06-27

  • Dramatic Increases in Fuel Costs Compel FPL to Ask for Fuel-Adjustment Increase

    JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- Dramatic increases in the cost of fuel, reflecting a worldwide trend in oil and natural gas markets, have required Florida Power & Light Company to propose to the Florida Public Service Commission PSC an increase in the pass-through fuel charge that will raise residential customer bills...

    Articles 2008-06-03

  • The list: 101 top influential leaders in the U.S

    050 PUERTO RICO ENTERTAINMENT AGE: 39 JENNIFER LOPEZ Actress, Singer, Songwriter Education: Some college [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Residence: Los Angeles, California, as well as homes in Florida and New York CHANCES OF MAKING THE LIST NEXT...

    Articles 2008-06-01

  • MAKING DOLLARS & SENSE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY

    Wisconsin companies are saving money, polluting less and are finding help along the way. By Jamie Welch In April 1970, Wisconsin Governor Gaylord Nelson created Earth Day, bringing the need for energy conservation to the forefront, yet 38 years later we're still powered by fossil fuels....

    Articles 2008-06-01

  • FGT plans $2 billion mainline expansion

    Florida Gas Transmission Co. FGT announced that Florida Power and Light Co. agreed to become the anchor shipper on a proposed natural gas pipeline expansion project through a 25year service agreement for 400 MMcf/d of capacity. As part of this precedent agreement, FGT will seek regulatory approval to...

    Articles 2008-04-01

  • Texas State Technical College, West Texas.(School Spotlight)

    At the Sweetwater campus of Texas State Technical College TSTC, West Texas, students may earn a certificate or an associate degree in the Wind Energy Technology WET program, which is designed to provide its graduates with the skills necessary to facilitate an easy transition...

    Articles 2008-04-01

  • Cleaning up the Androscoggin

    In a major step forward for efforts to clean up the Androscoggin River, the Maine Board of Environmental Protection BEP last month ordered two paper mills and a large hydroelectric project to meet tough new water pollution standards by 2010. To restore the overall health of the river,...

    Articles 2008-03-22

  • HD Supply Utilities Builds Momentum with RStandard™, Reports Customer Win

    ORLANDO, FL, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- HD Supply Utilities, the largest electric utility distributor in North America, is continuing to build momentum since adding the new RStandard composite electric utility pole to its comprehensive portfolio of products. The RStandard pole is manufactured and supplied by Resin Systems Inc. ("RS")...

    Articles 2008-03-10

  • Fitch Affirms Indiantown Cogeneration at 'BB'

    CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'BB' rating on Indiantown Cogeneration L.P. and Indiantown Cogeneration Funding Corp.'s ICL $505 million ($345 million outstanding) taxable first mortgage bonds due 2010 & 2020 and $125 million tax-exempt facility revenue bonds due 2025. The rating affirmation is based on the ongoing mismatch...

    Articles 2008-03-04

  • Engineer blamed for outage

    MIAMI AP -- A power failure that plunged large parts of Florida into the dark this week was caused primarily by human error, the state's largest electric company said Friday. Florida Power & Light issued a preliminary report saying that a field engineer was to blame for...

    Articles 2008-03-01

  • Floridians swelter and simmer after outage

    MIAMI -- Millions of Floridians sweated. Restaurant owners tossed out their food. Motorists battled each other even more than usual. And all for something that should have been just a blip on the electrical grid. An equipment malfunction in a substation near Miami on Tuesday started a...

    Articles 2008-02-27

  • Reactors still down after massive Florida power outage: officials

    MIAMI AFP — Power officials continued their efforts Wednesday to revive two crippled nuclear reactors in southern Florida, one day after a massive blackout darkened millions of homes across the state. "The reactors still are not running," said Karen Visepo, spokeswoman for Florida Power and Light, the company...

    Articles 2008-02-27

  • Answers sought in Florida blackout

    MIAMI -- Energy experts are trying to figure out today why a small malfunction shut down a major nuclear power plant and knocked out electricity to one-sixth of Florida's population. As many as 3 million people from Daytona Beach to the Keys lost power Tuesday when an equipment...

    Articles 2008-02-27

  • Florida Gas Transmission Company Announces Florida Power and Light Is Anchor Shipper for Proposed Pipeline Project

    HOUSTON -- Florida Gas Transmission Company FGT today announced that Florida Power and Light Company FPL has agreed to become the anchor shipper of a proposed natural gas pipeline expansion project through a 25-year service agreement for 400 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) of capacity. As part...

    Articles 2008-02-11

  • Blowin' in the wind: Texas ranchers turn to turbines

    In sun-seared West Texas, oil and gas producers have driven the regional economy since the mid-1920s. Now there's a new player in town--electricity-generating wind turbines. The turbines are sprouting by the hundreds on the low mesas that dot the desert landscape. Wind turbines came to the small West...

    Articles 2008-01-02

  • Blowin' in the wind: Texas ranchers turn to turbines

    [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In sun-seared West Texas, oil and gas producers have driven the regional economy since the mid-1920s. Now there's a new player in town---electricity-generating wind turbines. The turbines are sprouting by the hundreds on the low mesas that dot the desert landscape. Wind turbines came...

    Articles 2008-01-01

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  • Incorporated: 1925
  • CEO: Mr. Lewis Hay III

Florida Power & Light is a rate-regulated utility engaged primarily in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electric energy. Co. supplies electric service to a population of more than 8.5 million throughout most of the east and lower west costs of Florida. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. served about 4.4 million customer accounts. At Dec 31 2006, Co. held 176 franchise agreements to provide electric service in various municipalities and counties in Florida with varying expiration dates through 2037, in which 13 expire in 2007, six expire in 2008 and 157 expire during the period 2009 thorough 2037.

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Florida Power & Light Co. Company Info

Board of Directors

Mr. Lewis Hay III

Chairman

Mr. Armando J. Olivera

Mr. Antonio Rodriguez

Mr. John A. Stall

Mr. Edward F. Tancer

Contact Information

700 Universe Boulevard

Juno Beach, FL

http://www.fpl.com

561 694-4000

NAICS Code

Electric Bulk Power Transmission and Control: 221121
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