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{{Short description|American power utility company}}
{{Infobox company
| name                = Florida Power & Light Company
| logo                = File:Florida Power & Light Logo.svg
| logo_size           = 150px
| type                = [[Subsidiary]]
| industry            = [[Electric power industry|Electric power]]
| founded             = {{Start date and age|1925|12|28}}
| hq_location         = 700 Universe Boulevard
| hq_location_city    = [[Juno Beach, Florida]]
| hq_location_country = U.S.
| num_locations       = 98
| num_locations_year  = 2022
| area_served         = Florida
| key_people          = Armando Pimentel Jr. (president, [[chief executive officer|CEO]])
| services            = {{ubl|[[Electricity generation]]|[[electric power transmission]]|[[electric power distribution]]}}
| revenue             = {{increase}} $18.37 billion
| revenue_year        = 2023
| operating_income    = {{increase}} $6.59 billion
| income_year         = 2023
| net_income          = {{increase}} $4.55 billion
| net_income_year     = 2023
| assets              = {{decrease}} $4.99 billion
| assets_year         = 2023
| equity              = {{decrease}} $38.84 billion
| equity_year         = 2023
| num_employees       = 9,500
| num_employees_year  = 2023
| parent              = [[NextEra Energy]]
| website             = {{URL|fpl.com}}
| footnotes           = <ref name="10K">{{cite web |title=SEC Form 10-K |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/37634/000075330823000019/nee-20221231.htm |website=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] |date=February 16, 2024 |accessdate=February 26, 2024}}</ref>
}}

The '''Florida Power & Light Company (FPL)''' is the largest [[electric utility]] company in the United States. Headquartered in [[Juno Beach, Florida]], the company serves approximately 5.9 million accounts, totaling approximately 12 million people. As of 2023, FPL had 114 [[electricity generation]] facilities with a generating capacity of approximately 33,276 [[megawatts]].

[[PA Consulting]] rated FPL as the most reliable electric utility in the United States six times from 2014{{endash}}2021.

==History==
===Early years===
Early [[power stations]] in [[Florida]] were primarily used to manufacture ice and sold excess power during off-hours from manufacturing. By the 1920s, demand for power had grown sufficiently that the excess power produced by the ice plants no longer met the need. During 1924{{endash}}1925, American Power & Light (APL) purchased power stations in Florida and connected them to provide more consistent power in the network. In December 1925, APL spun off its Florida properties into a new subsidiary, FPL, to replace the Miami Beach Electric Company. The following year, [[1926 Miami hurricane|a hurricane]] hit [[Miami]], damaging much of the electrical infrastructure. APL paid to repair the damage and build two new power stations. By early 1927, FPL had 115,000 customers.<ref name="SJ1">{{cite news |title=Florida Power & Light celebrates 50th anniversary  |last1=Souders |first1=Barbara |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1798&dat=19760408&id=5IA0AAAAIBAJ&pg=5996,1466670&hl=en |work=[[Sarasota Journal]] |date=April 8, 1976 |accessdate=June 8, 2023}}</ref> 

===1950{{endash}}2009===
The company continued to expand its customer base and generating power, and in 1950 became independently listed on the [[New York Stock Exchange]].<ref name="PBP2">{{cite news |title=Juno-based FPL Group to become NextEra Energy |last1=Salisbury |first1=Susan |url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/business/juno-based-fpl-group-to-become-nextera-energy/nL5ZZ/ |work=[[The Palm Beach Post]] |date=March 21, 2010 |accessdate=June 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311074744/http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/business/juno-based-fpl-group-to-become-nextera-energy/nL5ZZ/ |archive-date=March 11, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, FPL built new power stations, including Florida's first [[nuclear power plant]] at [[Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station|Turkey Point]], which began operation in October 1972.<ref name="Naples1972">{{cite news |title=Nuclear reactor in operation |work=[[Naples Daily News]] |date=October 31, 1972 |page=10A}}</ref> The company launched the Watt-Wise home energy audit program in 1978, designed to improve energy efficiency and reduce energy demand during [[peak demand]].<ref name="WattWise">{{cite news |title=Conservation in Action: One county's story |last1=Tasker |first1=Georgia |url= |work=Miami Herald |date=December 9, 1992 |accessdate=}}</ref> 

[[File:FPL Group Logo.png|thumb|right|100px|FPL Group, Inc. logo]]
In 1984, FPL created the holding company FPL Group for acquisitions and the creation of companies.<ref name="PBP2"/> FPL became the first non-Japanese company to win the [[Deming Prize]] for quality in 1989.<ref name="SFSS1">{{cite news |title=FPL captures Deming Prize; Utility 1st U.S. firm to win award |last1=Kolody |first1=Tracy |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/1989/10/19/fpl-captures-deming-prize-utility-1st-us-firm-to-win-award/ |work=Sun Sentinel |date=October 19, 1989 |accessdate=June 8, 2023}}</ref>

In 1990, FPL Group began expanding its reach beyond Florida, purchasing a majority stake in a [[Georgia Power]] generation facility that year. Over the course of the next two decades, FPL expanded into the southern and eastern United States, creating a new holding group in 1998, [[NextEra Energy Resources|FPL Energy]], to manage the company's efforts in electricity markets outside of FPL's service area. It acquired a controlling stake in [[New Hampshire]]'s [[Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant]] in 2002 and acquired [[Texas]]-based [[Gexa Energy]] in 2005. The company also launched the [[telecommunications]] subsidiary FPL FiberNet during this time. FPL's customer base reached 4 million in 2002.<ref name="PBP2"/>

During the early 2000s, FPL began modernizing its power generation infrastructure, resulting in reduced emissions of [[flue gas]], fuel costs, and oil usage; by 2013, the company was using fewer than 1 million barrels of oil annually.<ref name="Power1">{{cite news |title=Top Plant: Cape Canaveral Next Generation Clean Energy Center, Brevard County, Florida |last1=Overton |first1=Thomas W.  |url=https://www.powermag.com/cape-canaveral-next-generation-clean-energy-center-brevard-county-florida/ |work=Power |date=September 1, 2013 |accessdate=June 8, 2023}}</ref> In 2007, the company was the largest utility in Florida. That year, the [[Florida Public Service Commission]] rejected an FPL proposal to build a [[coal-fired power station]] near [[Moore Haven, Florida]].<ref name="TBT3">{{cite news |title=PSC bars coal-fired plant |last1=Pittman |first1=Craig |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2007/06/06/psc-bars-coal-fired-plant/ |work=[[Tampa Bay Times]] |date=June 6, 2007 |accessdate=June 8, 2023}}</ref>

At the end of the 2000s, FPL Group and FPL Energy rebranded and were renamed [[NextEra Energy]] and [[NextEra Energy Resources]], respectively.<ref name="PBP2"/>

===2009{{endash}}present===
In 2009, the company started installing [[smart meter|smart meters]], which communicate with FPL via radio transmissions and provide alerts for outages.<ref name="WFOR1">{{cite news |title=Fighting The Switch? The Smart Meter Controversy |last1= |first1= |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/fighting-the-switch-the-smart-meter-controversy/ |work=[[WFOR-TV]] |date=May 2, 2014 |accessdate=June 8, 2023}}</ref> The same year, environmental activists camped near the [[Barley Barber Swamp]] in protest of the closure of the swamp to public access. The activists claimed FPL was draining the area; the company denied the allegations and said it was working with state and local officials to reopen the area to the public. Seventeen protesters were arrested for trespassing and resisting arrest during the demonstration.<ref>{{cite news |title=17 protesters arrested at Barley Barber swamp, demand FPL open area to the public |url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/local_news/epaper/2009/01/10/0110protest.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=76 |last1=Duret |first1=Daphne |date=January 10, 2009 |access-date=August 30, 2023 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320052831/http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/local_news/epaper/2009/01/10/0110protest.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=76 |archive-date=March 20, 2012}}</ref>

In 2011, FPL razed an old power station in [[Cape Canaveral, Florida]], the outflow from which warmed the surrounding area and attracted [[manatees]]. Following the plant's destruction, the company added pumps and heaters to the area to maintain the environment for the manatees while a new plant was built.<ref name="Power1"/> Similar replacement projects were undertaken at plants in [[Riviera Beach]] and [[Fort Lauderdale]].<ref name="SFSS3">{{cite news |title=Second old power plant to be destroyed in July |last1=Fleshler |first1=David |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-03-16/news/fl-fpl-plant-demolition-pb-20130316_1_fpl-plant-riviera-beach-plant-biggest-polluters |work=Sun Sentinel |date=March 16, 2013 |accessdate=June 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914081710/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-03-16/news/fl-fpl-plant-demolition-pb-20130316_1_fpl-plant-riviera-beach-plant-biggest-polluters |archive-date=September 14, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Following completion of the Riviera Beach project, FPL built the Manatee Education Center and observation area near the plant in 2016.<ref name="Manatee">{{cite news |title=Manatees bask in warm waters from FPL’s Riviera Beach plant |last1=Salisbury |first1=Susan |work=The Palm Beach Post |date=September 24, 2016 |access-date=August 24, 2023 |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/local/manatees-bask-in-warm-waters-from-fpls-riviera-bea/nkF8w/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723085819/https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/local/manatees-bask-in-warm-waters-from-fpls-riviera-bea/nkF8w/ |archive-date=July 23, 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 

FPL built the first hybrid solar plant in the world in 2011, which combined [[solar thermal collector|solar thermal collectors]] with [[combined cycle power plant|combined cycle]] natural gas generation. The [[Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center|plant]], located in [[Martin County, Florida]], had a generation capacity of 75 megawatts.<ref name="Power2">{{cite news |title=Top Plant: Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center, Indiantown, Martin County, Florida |last1=Neville |first1=Angela |url=https://www.powermag.com/top-plantmartin-next-generation-solar-energy-center-indiantown-martin-county-florida/ |work=Power |date=December 1, 2011 |accessdate=June 8, 2023}}</ref> It was decommissioned in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ten Year Power Plant Site Plan 2023{{endash}}2032 |website=Florida Power & Light |url=https://www.fpl.com/content/dam/fplgp/us/en/about/pdf/10-year-site-plan.pdf |date=April 2023 |access-date=August 25, 2023}}</ref> By 2013, FPL owned $34.8 billion in assets and operated 23 plants that generated 24,000 megawatts of electricity.<ref name="PBP1">{{cite news |title=Juno Beach-based NextEra Energy, FPL parent company, plans to hold annual meeting in Dallas |last1=Salisbury |first1=Susan |url=http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/business/juno-beach-based-nextera-energy-fpl-parent-company/nXbmH/ |work=The Palm Beach Post |date=April 29, 2013 |accessdate=June 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312075458/http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/business/juno-beach-based-nextera-energy-fpl-parent-company/nXbmH/ |archive-date=March 12, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> As of 2014, the company had installed 4.9 million smart meters.<ref name="WFOR1"/> 

Consulting firm Matrix LLC, of which FPL was a client, allegedly surveilled a [[Florida Times-Union]] columnist at home and on vacation in 2019 and 2020, after he wrote critically of FPL's attempts to influence the [[Jacksonville City Council]] to approve its acquisition of a local utility.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/24/a-florida-power-company-didnt-like-a-journalists-commentary-its-consultants-had-him-followed|title=A Florida power company didn't like a journalist's commentary. Its consultants had him followed|first=Mario Alejandro|last=Ariza|date=June 24, 2022|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> Through a shell company, FPL allegedly offered one Jacksonville City Council member a $250,000 a year job promoting his pet issue of marijuana decriminalization on the condition he resign his council seat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-ne-jea-jacksonville-florida-power-and-light-grow-united-20211210-rdqlpdhbrrdqta5ml2id4imwle-story.html|title=Operatives working for FPL arranged job offer to opponent of Jacksonville utility sale, records show|website=Orlando Sentinel|date=December 10, 2021 }}</ref>

By 2021, FPL was the largest power utility in the United States.<ref name="TBT1">{{cite news |title=Florida’s largest electric utility conspired against solar power, documents show |last1=Klas |first1=Mary Ellen |last2=Ariza |first2=Mario |url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2021/12/20/floridas-largest-electric-utility-conspired-against-solar-power-documents-show/ |work=[[Tampa Bay Times]] |date=December 20, 2021 |accessdate=June 8, 2023}}</ref> [[Gulf Power Company]] merged with FPL in January 2022, after which former Gulf Power customers saw a spike in their electric bills for several months.<ref name="WEAR1">{{cite news |title=Some Northwest Florida FPL customers remain concerned of future rate changes |url=https://weartv.com/news/local/some-northwest-florida-fpl-customers-remain-concerned-of-future-rate-changes |date=January 9, 2023 |access-date=August 24, 2023 |work=[[WEAR-TV]] |last1=Iverson |first1=Olivia}}</ref> The company said the rate increase was related to the cost of hurricane recovery and fuel. In June 2023, bills were reduced due to lower than expected fuel costs.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lower fuel costs to trim FPL bills |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/lower-fuel-costs-to-trim-fpl-bills/ |work=WFOT-TV |date=June 14, 2023 |access-date=September 12, 2023}}</ref> The company and the [[Jacksonville Electric Authority]], closed its jointly owned coal power generation at [[Plant Scherer]] in 2022. In the same year, FPL began constructing a [[green hydrogen]] production facility in [[Okeechobee, Florida]].<ref>{{cite news |title=JEA closes coal-fired power plant, reducing the utility’s carbon footprint |url=https://news.wjct.org/first-coast/2022-01-07/jea-closes-coal-fired-power-plant-reducing-the-utilitys-carbon-footprint |last1=Rivers |first1=Brendan |work=[[WJCT]] |date=January 7, 2022 |access-date=August 25, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=FPL breaks ground on hydrogen-hub facility eyed as future of green energy |url=https://cbs12.com/news/local/fpl-green-energy-okeechobee-next-gen-hydrogen-hub |last1=Huberman |first1=Dylan |work=[[WPEC]] |date=December 14, 2022 |access-date=August 25, 2023}}</ref> The same year, FPL proposed a severe winter weather plan critics have argued would create unnecessary costs for consumers, considering the unlikelihood of a severe winter freeze in Florida. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/business/2022/06/28/florida-power-lights-extreme-winter-plan-unnecessary-critics-say/7686788001/|title=FPL's extreme winter plan would create 'unnecessary' costs to consumers, critics say|first=Hannah|last=Morse|website=The Palm Beach Post}}</ref>

Documents reviewed by the ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' and the ''[[Miami Herald]]'' in 2022 allegedly revealed that FPL executives used consultants and shell companies to funnel money to the local news website ''[[The Capitolist]]'' in order to get pro-utility articles and negative coverage about their political enemies published.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 27, 2022 |title=Florida's Most Powerful Utility Reportedly Paid a News Site to Spread Propaganda |url=https://gizmodo.com/florida-s-most-powerful-utility-reportedly-paid-a-news-1849333325 |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=Gizmodo |language=en}}</ref> An investigation by [[National Public Radio]] and Floodlight News concluded that FPL allegedly did so through consulting firm Matrix LLC, which also supported positive coverage for itself and FPL-friendly governor [[Rick Scott]] in ''[[Florida Politics]]'' and the ''[[Sunshine State News]]''.<ref name=Floodlight>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/12/19/1143753129/power-companies-florida-alabama-media-investigation-consulting-firm |title=In the Southeast, power company money flows to news sites that attack their critics |date=December 19, 2022 |author1= David Folkenflik |author2=Mario Ariza |author3=Miranda Green}}</ref>

===Hurricane response===
Following the recovery from hurricanes [[Hurricane Frances|Frances]], [[Hurricane Jeanne|Jeanne]], and [[Hurricane Wilma|Wilma]] during 2004{{endash}}2005, FPL invested more than $3 billion in infrastructure improvements to strengthen its power grid against future storms.<ref name="WPTV1">{{cite news |title=By land and air, FPL continues improving infrastructure in event of hurricane |url=https://www.wptv.com/weather/hurricane/by-land-and-air-fpl-continues-improving-infrastructure-in-event-of-hurricane |work=[[WPTV-TV]] |last1=Cashmere |first1=Jay |date=September 15, 2022 |access-date=August 25, 2023}}</ref> These efforts included replacing wooden power poles with concrete structures, replacing ceramic insulators with polymer insulators, the installation of systems to monitor water levels at [[electrical substation|electrical substations]],<ref>{{cite news |title=FPL’s three-year storm hardening plans approved |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2013/11/14/fpl-s-three-year-storm/6785419007/ |last1=Salisbury |first1=Susan |date=November 15, 2013 |access-date=August 25, 2023 |work=The Palm Beach Post}}</ref> burying [[overhead power lines]], and installing [[smart grid]] devices to monitor service.<ref name="WPTV1"/> 

In 2018, 4.4 million FPL customers temporarily lost their power due to [[Hurricane Irma]]. It took approximately 10 days to restore power to the majority of customers; following Hurricane Wilma in 2005, it took the company 18 days to restore power to 3.2 million customers. <ref name="WSVN1">{{cite news |title=FPL on what went right, wrong — 1 year after Hurricane Irma |last1=Dymburt |first1=Andrew |last2=Cohen |first2=Daniel |url=https://wsvn.com/news/local/fpl-on-what-went-right-wrong-1-year-after-hurricane-irma/ |work=[[WSVN]] |date=September 10, 2018 |accessdate=June 8, 2023}}</ref>

By 2022, 45 percent of FPL's power lines were underground. FPL has also purchased a fleet of remotely controlled air and ground vehicles to inspect damage after storms. It deployed its first [[unmanned aerial vehicles]] in 2016 following [[Hurricane Matthew]].<ref name="WPTV1"/>

==Company overview==
FPL is the largest power utility in the United States.<ref name="TBT1"/> In 2023, it provided electrical power to approximately 5.9 million accounts, totaling approximately 12 million people. FPL employs approximately 9,500 people. It had operating revenues of $18.37 billion in 2023. The company is headquartered in [[Juno Beach, Florida]]; Armando Pimentel Jr. is the president and [[chief executive officer]].<ref name="10K"/> 

The company also operates various assistance programs, including an in-house team that connects customers with resources to assist with their bills and the Care to Share program, which provides funds for bills and repairs to the electrical infrastructure of a home.<ref>{{cite news |title=FPL’s Customer Advocacy team helps customers in need |last1=Yurizza |first1=Adriana |work=Miami's Community News |url=https://communitynewspapers.com/coral-gables-news/fpls-customer-advocacy-team-helps-customers-in-need-2/ |date=August 15, 2023 |access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Can't pay your electric bill and worried during this heat wave? These programs might help |url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/state/2023/07/26/what-to-do-if-cant-pay-electric-bill-liheap-eheap-programs-available-eligibility-requirements/70463596007/ |last1=McCloud |first1=Cheryl |work=[[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]] |date=July 26, 2023 |access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref>

===Power generation===
FPL operated 114 generation units as of 2023, with power transmitted along 90,000 miles of power lines. It has a net generating capacity of approximately 33,276 megawatts; of its net capacity, 73 percent is produced by [[natural gas]] or [[gas-fired power plant|dual-fuel plants]], 14 percent comes from solar power, and 11 percent comes from [[nuclear power]].<ref name="10K"/> 

====Fossil fuel====
FPL owns and operates 44 natural gas generating units and has joint ownership of three [[coal-fired power station]]s in [[Mississippi]] and [[Georgia (U.S. State)|Georgia]]. Its natural gas facilities have a generating capacity of approximately 24,254 megawatts.<ref name="10K"/> It operates facilities throughout southern and northwestern Florida, including plants in [[Cape Canaveral, Florida|Cape Canaveral]],<ref name="Power1"/> [[Port Everglades, Florida|Port Everglades]], [[Riviera Beach, Florida|Riviera Beach]],<ref name="Sentinel2016">{{cite news |title=FPL christens new gas-fueled Port Everglades plant |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2016/04/11/fpl-christens-new-gas-fueled-port-everglades-plant/ |date=April 11, 2016 |access-date=August 23, 2023 |last1=Hurtibise |first1=Ron |work=Sun Sentinel}}</ref> and [[Palm Beach County, Florida|Palm Beach County]].<ref name="PBP3">{{cite news |title=FPL’s West County Energy Center will be the nation’s largest power plant of its kind, and consumers pay for it |last1=Salisbury |first1=Susan |url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/fpls-west-county-energy-center-will-be-the-nations/nL8tc/ |work=The Palm Beach Post |date=August 2, 2010 |accessdate=June 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528100724/http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/fpls-west-county-energy-center-will-be-the-nations/nL8tc/ |archive-date=May 28, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Each of these plants were commissioned in the 2010s and replaced less-efficient oil burning plants.<ref name="Sentinel2016"/> 

During construction, the [[West County Energy Center]] power station in Palm Beach County was the subject of protests by environmental activists who claimed the plant would damage the [[Everglades]] and contribute to [[climate change]]. The plant began operations in 2009, and a further expansion started in 2010.<ref name="PBP3"/>
 
====Nuclear power====
FPL owns and operates four nuclear power generators at two sites:<ref name="10K"/> Turkey Point, which opened in 1972,<ref name="Naples1972"/> and [[St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant|St. Lucie]], which opened in 1976.<ref name="PBP2"/> Between October 2007 and January 2008, there were three non-contaminating incidents at the St. Lucie plant. Each incident was contained within the plant and regulators said each situation was handled appropriately.<ref>{{cite news |title=Leak hits nuke plant on Hutchinson Island; no injuries resulted |last1=Margasak |first1=Gabriel |url=https://archive.tcpalm.com/news/leak-hits-nuke-plant-on-hutchinson-island-no-injuries-resulted-ep-404470907-349090801.html |work=[[Treasure Coast Newspapers]] |date=January 25, 2008 |access-date=August 25, 2023}}</ref>

The company's [[Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station|Turkey Point nuclear facility]] received criticism in 2015 from some South Florida mayors over concerns about high water usage, insufficient evacuation zones and increased risks from [[sea level rise|rising sea levels]]. FPL responded that they were working to find a solution.<ref>{{cite news |title=FPL needs more water to run Turkey Point |first=Jenny |last=Staletovich |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article21419787.html |access-date=September 13, 2017 |work=[[Miami Herald]]|date=May 19, 2015}}</ref> In 2018, the company received licenses to expand the facility from the [[Nuclear Regulatory Commission]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Regulator approves licences for new Florida units |date=April 6, 2018 |access-date=January 2, 2024 |work=[[World Nuclear News]] |url=https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/nn-regulator-approves-licences-for-new-florida-units-0604184.html}}</ref>

====Solar power====
As of February 2024, FPL owned and operated 66 solar power generation facilities with a generating capacity of approximately 4,803 megawatts.<ref name="10K"/> It is the largest collection of solar facilities in the United States.<ref name="WPTV2">{{cite news |title=FPL adds 10 solar energy centers to power 150,000 homes |url=https://www.wptv.com/news/state/fpl-adds-10-solar-energy-centers-to-power-150-000-homes |last1=Cone |first1=Allen |work=WPTV-TV |date=February 5, 2023 |access-date=August 25, 2023}}</ref> Among these plants is the [[DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center]]. Comprising more than 90,000 photovoltaic panels, it was the largest power station of its kind in the United States when it was completed.<ref name="Power3">{{cite news |title=Top Plant: DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center, DeSoto County, Florida |last1=Neville |first1=Angela |url=https://www.powermag.com/top-plantdesoto-next-generation-solar-energy-center-desoto-county-florida/?pagenum=1 |work=Power |date=December 1, 2010 |accessdate=June 8, 2023}}</ref> President [[Barack Obama]] attended its opening.<ref name="NaplesObama">{{cite news |title=Obama announces $3.4B to upgrade nation's power grid during Arcadia visit |last1=Albers |first1=Katherine |last2=Williams Hale |first2=Leslie |date=October 27, 2009 |access-date=August 22, 2023 |url=https://archive.naplesnews.com/news/local/obama-announces-34b-to-upgrade-nations-power-grid-during-arcadia-visit-ep-396661524-343605862.html/ |work=Naples Daily News}}</ref> FPL opened a 74.5 MW solar plant at the [[Kennedy Space Center]] in 2021.<ref name="FTSolar">{{cite news |title=FPL plans $100 million solar plant at NASA's Kennedy Space Center |last1=Waymer |first1=Jim |url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/environment/2019/08/09/fpl-fill-wetlands-solar-plant-nasa-kennedy-space-center/1934778001/ |work=[[Florida Today]] |date=August 10, 2019 |accessdate=September 12, 2023}}</ref><ref name="SCD1">{{cite news |title=Florida Power & Light Company Opens Discovery Solar Energy Center at Kennedy Space Center |last1= |first1= |url=https://spacecoastdaily.com/2021/06/florida-power-light-company-opens-discovery-solar-energy-center-at-kennedy-space-center/ |work=Space Coast Daily |date=June 12, 2021 |accessdate=September 12, 2023}}</ref> 

In addition to large-scale plants, FPL has built smaller scale solar generation facilities, including solar trees and canopies, through its SolarNow program,<ref name="Navarro">{{cite news |title=FPL touts solar trees during National Clean Energy Week |last1=Navarro |first1=Josh |work=WPTV-TV |url=https://www.wptv.com/news/state/fpl-touts-solar-trees-during-national-clean-energy-week |date=September 22, 2021 |access-date=August 23, 2023}}</ref> as well as 469 megawatts of battery storage.<ref name="10K"/>

==Advocacy==
According to the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, several of the top utility companies in Florida, including FPL, have contributed over $12 million towards the election campaigns of state lawmakers since 2010.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Barton|first=Eric|date=April 3, 2015|title=In Sunshine State, Big Energy Blocks Solar Power|url=http://fcir.org/2015/04/03/in-sunshine-state-big-energy-blocks-solar-power/|access-date=September 13, 2017|website=[[Florida Center for Investigative Reporting]]}}</ref>

FPL contributed $2 million to promote [[2016 Florida Amendment 1]], which would have preserved the monopoly of utilities on rooftop solar in Florida.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.energyandpolicy.org/florida-anti-solar-amendment/|title=Press Release: Florida Utilities Pour $3.5 Million More Into Anti-Solar Amendment 1|first=David|last=Pomerantz|date=October 31, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2016/11/4/13485164/florida-amendment-1-explained|title=Florida's outrageously deceptive solar ballot initiative, explained|website=www.vox.com|date=November 4, 2016 }}</ref>

According to records obtained by the ''[[Miami Herald]]'' and ''Floodlight'', in 2021 FPL lobbied for a bill that would have made changes to [[Net metering in the United States|net metering]] in Florida, the policy allowing rooftop solar panel users to offset the cost of solar panels by selling excess power back to utilities like FPL. The bill would have reduced the amount of money rooftop solar owners received for the power generated by their panels and allowed FPL to charge more for facilities fees and access to the [[power grid]]. Three days after sending the bill to Florida state senator [[Jennifer Bradley]], FPL parent company NextEra Energy donated {{USD}}10,000 to Bradley's [[political action committee]]. Bradley filed the bill in the Florida Senate a month after the donation was made, but denied the filing was related to the donation.<ref name="TBT1"/> A version of the bill eliminating credits for net metering passed in March 2022, but was [[veto|vetoed]] by Governor [[Ron DeSantis]].<ref name="TBTKlas">{{cite news |title=Florida lawmakers vote to phase out rooftop solar incentives |last1=Klas |first1=Mary Ellen |work=Tampa Bay Times |date=March 13, 2022 |access-date=August 23, 2023 |url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2022/03/07/florida-lawmakers-vote-to-phase-out-rooftop-solar-incentives/}}</ref><ref name="NPR1">{{cite news |title=In the Southeast, power company money flows to news sites that attack their critics |last1=Folkenflik |first1=David |last2=Ariza |first2=Mario |last3=Green |first3=Miranda |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/12/19/1143753129/power-companies-florida-alabama-media-investigation-consulting-firm |work=[[NPR]] |date=December 19, 2022 |accessdate=June 8, 2023}}</ref> Also in 2021, records obtained by the ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' allegedly tied top FPL executives to the political consultants responsible for the "ghost" candidate scandal, promoting spoiler candidates in key races in order to siphon off votes from Democrats.<ref name="Sentinel1">{{cite news |title=Florida Power & Light execs worked closely with consultants behind ‘ghost’ candidate scheme, records reveal |last1=Martin |first1=Annie |last2=Garcia |first2=Jason  |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2021/12/02/florida-power-light-execs-worked-closely-with-consultants-behind-ghost-candidate-scheme-records-reveal-special-report/ |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=December 2, 2021 |accessdate=June 8, 2023}}</ref>

==Philanthropy==
FPL has established multiple education-related philanthropic programs. FPL sponsors [[FIRST Robotics Competition]]s in Florida, as well as individual robotics teams at schools in its service area.<ref>{{cite news |title=Robot competition draws in hundreds of tech youths |url=https://www.wptv.com/news/science-tech/robot-competition-draws-in-hundreds-of-tech-youths |work=WPTV-TV |last1=Lopex |first1=Joel |date=March 5, 2022 |access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref> FPL also sponsors a robotics scholarship and scholarships for students in [[STEM]]-related programs.<ref>{{cite news |title=High School inventor wins $20,000 scholarship |url=https://winknews.com/2023/08/01/fort-myers-high-inventor-wins-20000-scholarship/ |last1=Galo |first1=Amy |last2=Murphy |first2=Rachel |work=[[WINK-TV]] |date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=8 local high school grads receive $20K college scholarships as part of FPL program |url=https://wsvn.com/news/local/florida/8-local-high-school-grads-receive-20k-college-scholarships-as-part-of-fpl-program/ |work=WSVN |date=July 8, 2023 |access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref> Through its NextEra Energy Foundation, FPL provided five $50,000 grants in 2022 to schools in Florida to refit classrooms.<ref>{{cite news |title=Riviera Beach classroom gets 'STEM' makeover thanks to Florida Power & Light grant|url=https://www.wptv.com/news/education/riviera-beach-classroom-gets-stem-makeover-thanks-to-fpl-grant |last1=Susskind |first1=Stephanie |work=WPTV-TV |date=February 3, 2023 |access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref> It also has a grant program designed to provide teachers with training to more effectively design and share lesson plans for math and science topics.<ref>{{cite news |title=Class Notes: Florida Power & Light awards more than $13,100 to FUTURES Foundation |url=https://beacononlinenews.com/2022/11/15/class-notes-florida-power-light-awards-more-than-13100-to-futures-foundation/ |work=The West Volusia Beacon |last1=Tussing |first1=Tony |date=November 15, 2022 |access-date=September 12, 2023}}</ref>

FPL partners with Student ACES, a nonprofit organization that provides training and job placement in the solar industry.<ref>{{cite news |title=Solar energy boot camp a shining light of hope for 27 young adults seeking a better life |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/lifestyle/2021/08/12/young-adults-empowered-make-positive-life-choices-solar-boot-camp/5472934001/ |work=The Palm Beach Post |last1=Fagen |first1=Faran |date=August 12, 2021 |access-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref> 

==Recognition==
FPL received the Deming Prize in 1989.<ref name="SFSS1"/> 

[[J.D. Power]] rated FPL as the best electric utility in the [[southern United States]] in 2016.<ref name="Orlando4">{{cite news |title=J.D. Power ranks Duke Energy last in customer satisfaction |last1=Spear |first1=Kevin |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2016/07/15/jd-power-ranks-duke-energy-last-in-customer-satisfaction/ |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=July 15, 2016 |accessdate=June 8, 2023}}</ref> The agency also recognized FPL for its customer service, ranking it the top residential service provider among southern electric utilities in 2021 and 2022.<ref name="MNT1">{{cite news |title=Florida Power & Light CEO Eric Silagy Retires in Wake of Matrix Consultant Scandal |url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/fpl-chief-silagy-retiring-after-matrix-scandal-16205318 |last1=DeLuca |first1=Alex |date=January 25, 2023 |access-date=August 24, 2023 |work=[[Miami New Times]]}}</ref>

In 2019, the [[Edison Electric Institute]] recognized the company with its Emergency Assistance Award after FPL sent 900 employees to assist with restoring power in [[North Carolina]] after the state was hit by [[Hurricane Florence]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Florida Power and Light Company wins natural disaster award |url=https://www.fox4now.com/news/local-news/florida-power-and-light-company-wins-natural-disaster-award |date=January 14, 2019 |access-date=August 24, 2023 |work=[[WFTX-TV]]}}</ref>

[[PA Consulting Group]] has awarded FPL with its ReliabilityOne award multiple times, ranking it as the most reliable utility company in the U.S.<ref name="MNT1"/> The company won or shared the award six times between 2014{{endash}}2021.<ref name="Power4">{{cite news |title=FPL and SDG&E Win Awards for Outstanding Reliability |last1=Larson |first1=Aaron |url=https://www.powermag.com/fpl-and-sdge-win-awards-for-outstanding-reliability/ |work=Power |date=November 18, 2021 |access-date=August 25, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=FPL tops PA Consulting’s annual ReliabilityOne awards as repeat champ |work=[[Power Engineering (magazine)|Power Engineering]] |last1=Walton |first1=Rod |date=November 20, 2020 |access-date=August 25, 2023 |url=https://www.power-eng.com/om/fpl-tops-pa-consultings-annual-reliabilityone-awards-as-repeat-champ/#gref}}</ref> PA Consulting also recognized FPL for its technological innovation with an award in 2021.<ref name="Power4"/>

==See also==
*[[List of power stations in Florida]]
*[[Plant Daniel]], a coal-fired plant in Mississippi co-owned by FPL

==References==
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==External links==
[https://www.fpl.com/ Official website]