JUNO BEACH, Fla., March 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida Power & Light Company's (FPL) seventh annual "Power to Care" week gave employees the opportunity to make a difference in the communities that FPL serves. The week-long event included nearly 1,500 volunteers, who donated over 5,600 hours, to 31 charitable organizations throughout the state.

"At FPL, we not only continue to provide our customers with safe, reliable electricity and the lowest residential bills in the state, we also are committed to working together with the communities we serve to make Florida an even better place to raise a family and do business," said Pamela Rauch, vice president of development and external affairs for FPL. "Volunteering is at the heart of our business, so any chance we get to roll up our sleeves and lend a helping hand to these organizations that unselfishly serve our communities is a great day for FPL and our employees."

"Power to Care" week spanned 13 counties and included participation from all levels of the company, including NextEra Energy Chairman and CEO Jim Robo and FPL President and CEO Eric Silagy.

This year's Power to Care events included projects in Brevard, Broward, Flagler, Hendry, Lee, Manatee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, Putnam, Okeechobee, Seminole and St. Lucie counties. Volunteers helped out at food banks, schools, parks and more.

For more information on FPL's community outreach programs visit www.FPL.com/community. 

Editor's Note: See list of Power to Care projects by market at the end of this document. Photos from Power to Care programs are available at www.FPL.com/newsroom.

About Florida Power & Light Company
Florida Power & Light Company is the third-largest electric utility in the United States, serving more than 4.7 million customer accounts across nearly half of the state of Florida. FPL's typical 1,000-kWh residential customer bill is approximately 25 percent lower than the national average and, in 2014, was the lowest in Florida among reporting utilities for the fifth year in a row. FPL's service reliability is better than 99.98 percent, and its highly fuel-efficient power plant fleet is one of the cleanest among all utilities nationwide. The company was recognized in 2014 as the most trusted U.S. electric utility by Market Strategies International, and has earned the national ServiceOne Award for outstanding customer service for an unprecedented 10 consecutive years. A leading Florida employer with approximately 8,700 employees, FPL is a subsidiary of Juno Beach, Fla.-based NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE), a leading clean energy company widely recognized for its efforts in sustainability, ethics and diversity, including being named to Fortune's list of "World's Most Admired Companies." NextEra Energy is also the parent company of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, which, together with its affiliated entities, is the largest generator in North America of renewable energy from the wind and sun.  For more information, visit these websites: www.NextEraEnergy.com, www.FPL.com, www.NextEraEnergyResources.com.

2015 Power to Care Event Schedule of Activities by County

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SOURCE Florida Power & Light Company