News Releases
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JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company customers have helped make the company’s Sunshine Energy® program among the largest residential renewable energy programs in the nation,...
April 4, 2007 -
HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. -- The Energy Encounter, an energy education center sponsored by Florida Power & Light Company, will be closed Sunday, April 8 in observance of Easter. Located at FPL's St....
April 4, 2007 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company plans to meet anticipated customer growth and the increasing electricity needs of its customers with a strategy that focuses on fuel diversity,...
April 3, 2007 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- Florida Power & Light Company has scheduled reliability improvement work on electrical equipment in Palm Beach beginning on Monday April 2. Work on the project is expected to...
March 28, 2007 -
HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company’s Energy Encounter, located at the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant, will feature a special presentation on Florida’s Miami to Key West...
March 12, 2007 -
HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company’s Energy Encounter, located at the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant, will bring music and astronomy together with Space Songs on Family...
March 7, 2007 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company today filed its annual reliability report with the Florida Public Service Commission. The report indicates that absent any hurricanes, the...
March 1, 2007 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- Florida Power & Light Company, St. Lucie County Department of Public Safety and Martin County Division of Emergency Management have changed the date to conduct quarterly...
February 27, 2007 -
MIAMI, Fla. -- Florida Power & Light Company and Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security will conduct quarterly testing of the outdoor warning sirens around the...
February 27, 2007 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- Florida Power & Light Company, St. Lucie County Department of Public Safety and Martin County Division of Emergency Management will conduct quarterly testing of the outdoor...
February 26, 2007 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- A diverse group of U.S.-based businesses, including FPL Group, Inc. (NYSE: FPL), and leading environmental organizations today called on the federal government to quickly enact...
January 22, 2007 -
HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. -- Florida Power & Light Company's Energy Encounter, an energy education center, will be closed Sunday, January 14 and Monday, January 15 in observance of Martin Luther...
January 10, 2007 -
HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company is bringing to Energy Encounter audiences its Electrifying ExperienceSM science demonstration on Family Sunday, January 21 and Monday,...
January 10, 2007 -
HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company’s Energy Encounter is offering a free educational workshop on Saturday, February 24 for Boy Scouts wanting to earn the Nuclear Science...
January 5, 2007 -
HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. – Florida Power and Light Company’s Energy Encounter, located at the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant, will host a program on Indian River Community College’s (IRCC)...
January 5, 2007 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- Florida Power & Light Company, in partnership with The Community Foundation of Sarasota County, today provided free home energy makeovers for 50 qualifying families in Newtown,...
December 6, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- Donald Kiselewski, area manager of external affairs at Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), has been appointed to a three-year term on the Palm Beach County Education...
December 6, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- Florida Power & Light Company, St. Lucie County Department of Public Safety and Martin County Division of Emergency Management will conduct quarterly testing of the outdoor...
December 5, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- Florida Power & Light Company today reported that throughout the relatively quiet 2006 hurricane season it has continued to implement its Storm Secure plan aimed at providing...
November 28, 2006 -
MIAMI, Fla. -- Florida Power & Light Company and Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management will conduct quarterly testing of the outdoor warning sirens around the Turkey Point nuclear power...
November 28, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- It’s the start of the season for holiday traditions – including family feasts, visiting relatives and decorative lighting -- which means plenty of fun coming up. However,...
November 27, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- Florida Power & Light Company’s (FPL) External Affairs Area Manager, Tony Newbold, has been appointed as a member of the board of directors of the Greater Boca Raton Chamber...
November 22, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- Lani Haynes, contributions administrator in Community Relations and External Affairs at Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), has been named to the board of directors of the...
November 22, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- The Energy Encounter, an energy education center sponsored by Florida Power & Light Company, will be closed Thursday through Sunday, November 23-26 in observance of the...
November 21, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- Manny J. Rodriguez, regional director of external affairs for Miami-Dade County at Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), has been appointed to the post of treasurer of the...
November 21, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Aletha Player, area manager of external affairs at Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), has been named to serve a two year term on the Board of Directors of the Women’s Fund...
November 21, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- Florida Power & Light Company received the “ServiceOne™ Award,” for top rated customer service excellence among utilities in the US, Canada and Africa. The award...
November 16, 2006 -
MIAMI, Fla.. -- Florida Power & Light Company is mailing "Safety Planning Information For Neighbors of the Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant" booklets to homes and businesses within 10 miles of the...
November 13, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla.. -- Florida Power & Light Company is mailing "Safety Planning Information For Neighbors of the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant" booklets to homes and businesses within 10 miles of...
November 13, 2006 -
Juno Beach, Fla. - As Tropical Storm Alberto, the first tropical storm of the 2006 hurricane season, approaches Florida’s northwestern coast, Florida Power & Light Company is prepared. FPL has...
November 8, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- Bob Coleman, a regional director of External Affairs for Florida Power & Light Company, was elected chairman of the Workforce Development Board of Volusia and Flagler counties....
November 7, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) urged customers today to take advantage of significantly increased incentives and new programs that go into effect this month. The...
November 6, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. --- Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) received approval today from the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) to offer business customers its renewable energy offering called...
October 24, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company announced today that it expects to lower customer’s rates by nearly 5 percent starting next year, more than doubling the 2007 rate reduction it...
October 24, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) was honored by the Southeastern Association of Area Agencies on Aging (SE4A) with the 2006 Public/Private Partnership Award. The...
October 23, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- Rod Macon, regional director of external affairs at Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), was named president-elect for SunFest 2007 – Florida’s largest music, art and...
October 10, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Lynn Shatas, area manager of external affairs at Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), was named incoming chair for 2007 of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce...
October 10, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Ben Wesley, area manager of external affairs at Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), was elected chair of the Investor’s Council of the Broward Alliance. In this role,...
October 10, 2006 -
WHAT: To help commemorate the state’s Energy Efficiency Week, Florida Power & Light Company will begin installing the first solar panels for a new ground-mounted, 2 kilowatt (kW) solar array...
October 9, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- While Floridians may not yet see relief from high temperatures this month, there is relief of another form that can save energy and help manage monthly utility bills. Florida...
September 29, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- Specifically designed for small and medium-size business customers, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) is hosting a free webinar, entitled “Managing Energy Costs in an Era...
September 26, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) today announced its plans to build an advanced technology coal power plant in Glades County, Florida, to meet the growing demand for...
September 12, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- Florida Power & Light Company announced today its plan to share information with the community as well as collect community comments about alternate routes under consideration...
September 11, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- Florida Power & Light Company, St. Lucie County Department of Public Safety and Martin County Division of Emergency Management will conduct quarterly testing of the outdoor...
September 5, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company announced today that beginning January 2007, FPL residential customers could see an approximate two percent decrease in electric rates, if fuel...
September 1, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- Florida Power & Light Co. was ready to respond to a hurricane, but Tropical Storm Ernesto has so far not packed the punch that was originally anticipated. Restoration crews...
August 31, 2006 -
MIAMI, Fla. -- Florida Power & Light Company and the Miami-Dade Office of Emergency Management will conduct quarterly testing of the outdoor warning sirens around the Turkey Point power plant at 1...
August 31, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- Florida Power & Light Company has postponed two open house meetings scheduled for this week due to tropical storm conditions presently threatening the state. FPL will...
August 29, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. – While Tropical Storm Ernesto moves over the Florida Strait, Florida Power & Light Company continues to urge customers to use this time to get ready for what forecasters say...
August 29, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company is keeping a close watch on Ernesto, currently a tropical storm, but expected to intensify again to a hurricane after crossing Cuba and reaching...
August 28, 2006 -
Juno Beach, Fla. --- Florida Power & Light Company announced today its plan to share information with the community as well as collect community comments about alternate routes under consideration...
August 16, 2006 -
Juno Beach, FL – In response to claims made yesterday by Attorney General and Florida gubernatorial candidate Charles Crist, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) today issued the following...
August 15, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. – As Tropical Storm Ernesto continues to move across Cuba in a path toward Florida, Florida Power & Light Company is making final preparations to implement its proven plan of...
August 8, 2006 -
Juno Beach, FL – This year’s scorching summer temperatures nationwide have pushed electricity demand to record levels and underscored the need to conserve and use energy efficiently. For the...
August 3, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) today reported that though the summer season is in full swing, its projections for peak daily load have been less than expected, and that...
July 27, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. - Summer in Florida means more than just hot, humid weather. Higher temperatures typically mean higher electric bills – mainly due to air conditioning use. This summer Florida...
July 5, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla -- Florida Power & Light Company today announced the preferred route for a new transmission line that will expand its power line system in northeast Miami-Dade County. The proposed...
June 30, 2006 -
Juno Beach, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company reported today that its system sustained minimal damage as a result of Tropical Storm Alberto. At its peak, no more than approximately 11,000...
June 13, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- Florida Power & Light Company and Miami-Dade Office of Emergency Management will conduct quarterly testing of the outdoor warning sirens around the Turkey Point nuclear power...
June 8, 2006 -
Juno Beach, Fla. --- Florida Power & Light Company today announced a plan to build a new transmission line to serve growing Manatee and Sarasota counties. The transmission line is necessary to...
June 2, 2006 -
JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- Florida Power & Light Company has announced it will perform work on equipment in the Town of Palm Beach beginning on Thursday, January 18 and continuing through Friday, January...
January 18, 2006 -
Florida Power & Light Company today announced it has reached a record 4 million customer accounts in Florida with the connection of a BuildSmart home in Palm Beach County. A special gift was...
April 26, 2002 -
What: FPL representatives will award a special gift to the 4 millionth FPL customer ---a BuildSmart homeowner --- during a presentation at the new, energy-efficient home. When: Friday, April 26,...
April 23, 2002 -
Who: Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) What: Take Your Child To Work Day: * A day for kids to see where their parents and relatives work and what they do * A day to see the different types of...
April 23, 2002 -
Florida Power & Light Company today told the Florida Public Service Commission it plans to issue a supplemental "request for proposals" and ask companies to compete to provide added generating...
April 22, 2002 -
FPL Group, Inc. today reported 2002 first quarter recurring net income of $135 million compared to $130 million the prior year. Earnings per share rose to 80 cents from 77 cents a year ago, a 4...
April 19, 2002 -
Florida Power & Light Company today honored minority and women-owned businesses providing exceptional service to the company during an event sponsored by FPL and the Florida Regional Minority...
April 16, 2002 -
FPL Group, Inc. today announced it will webcast a conference call with analysts and investors to discuss the company's agreement to acquire the Seabrook Nuclear Generating Station. The call will...
April 15, 2002 -
FPL Group, Inc. announced today it has reached an agreement to buy a majority interest in the Seabrook Nuclear Generating Station from a consortium of owners. (Photo:...
April 15, 2002 -
Florida Power & Light Company announced this week that it has successfully concluded a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage at the Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant and set a national record...
April 12, 2002 -
FPL Group, Inc. pledged a $5-million contribution that will benefit FloridaChild, an organization that provides scholarships to school-aged children of families with limited financial resources....
April 9, 2002 -
FPL Group, Inc. today announced at a company-hosted investor conference that it expects to report 2002 first quarter recurring earnings per share of 78 cents to 80 cents. The company is scheduled...
April 5, 2002 -
Florida Power & Light Company today offered important money-saving and energy conservation advice for customers planning to leave their residences for extended periods during the summer months....
April 4, 2002 -
Florida Power & Light Company on Monday presented its plan for meeting the electricity needs of its customers through 2011 -- a plan that includes increasing generating capacity by 32 percent over...
April 3, 2002 -
FPL Energy, LLC, the independent power production subsidiary of FPL Group Inc. , today announced an agreement with Vestas Wind Systems A/S of Denmark for delivery of approximately 175 wind...
April 3, 2002 -
Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber and Washington Lt. Governor Brad Owen are to meet at the Oregon- Washington border today to dedicate the largest wind farm in the West, a facility that straddles...
April 2, 2002 -
Florida Power & Light Company today said the Florida Public Service Commission has unanimously approved a 7-percent base-rate reduction that will save customers approximately $1 billion through 2005.
March 22, 2002 -
Florida Power & Light Company today announced jointly with Jack Shreve, Florida's Public Counsel, and other parties, an agreement to permanently reduce base rates $250 million a year. This...
March 14, 2002 -
Florida Power & Light Company continues to improve the quality and reliability of service to its customers and now ranks among the top 35 percent of U.S. utilities. A recent benchmarking study...
March 5, 2002 -
FPL FiberNet, LLC, the fiber- optic subsidiary of FPL Group, Inc. , today announced the signing of a 20-year agreement with Centennial Florida Switch Corporation, a subsidiary of Centennial...
March 4, 2002 -
FPL Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Lew Hay today pledged FPL Group's corporate-wide support in participating as a charter partner in the Environmental Protection Agency's new voluntary...
February 20, 2002 -
The board of directors of FPL Group, Inc. today increased the quarterly common stock dividend from 56 cents to 58 cents a share. The dividend is payable March 15 to stockholders of record Feb. 22....
February 11, 2002 -
Geisha Williams has been named vice president of distribution operations for Florida Power & Light Company effective on Monday. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010621/FPLLOGO) FPL's...
February 6, 2002 -
FPL Group, Inc. announced today that it has completed pricing of $500 million of Equity Units and has granted the underwriters an option to purchase an additional $75 million of Equity Units to...
January 30, 2002 -
FPL FiberNet announced today it signed an agreement with New World Network to provide international connectivity to New World Network's Americas Region Caribbean Optical-ring System (ARCOS). The...
January 29, 2002 -
FPL Group, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, FPL Group Capital Inc, announced today plans to offer at least $500 million in publicly traded equity units this week, subject to market...
January 28, 2002 -
FPL Group, Inc. today reported net income for 2001 of $792 million or $4.69 per share, compared with $745 million or $4.38 per share in 2000. For the fourth quarter of 2001, FPL Group's net income...
January 18, 2002 -
Florida Power & Light Company today outlined a new plan to meet customer growth and increased use of electricity by expanding at its existing power plant sites in Martin and Manatee counties. The...
January 15, 2002 -
Florida Power & Light Company today offered residents some energy-saving tips that can help keep electric bills down during the latest cold weather snap. (Photo:...
January 8, 2002 -
FPL Energy, LLC, a subsidiary of FPL Group and the nation's largest wind energy producer, today announced full operation of two large wind energy facilities, one in Texas and one along the...
January 7, 2002 -
Florida Power & Light Company's Fort Myers and Sanford "repowering" projects recently were recognized by two organizations for contributing to a cleaner environment. FPL's repowering efforts...
January 4, 2002 -
Florida Power & Light Company today offered residents some cool weather energy-saving tips that can help keep electric bills down. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010621/FPLLOGO )...
December 26, 2001 -
FPL Group is a far different company today than the one Jim Broadhead joined in January of 1989 when he became president and chief executive officer. (Photo:...
December 17, 2001 -
FPL Group, Inc. today announced that Lew Hay, the company's president and chief executive officer, has been elected to the added position of chairman effective the end of this year when James L....
December 17, 2001 -
FPL Energy, LLC, a subsidiary of FPL Group today announced it will soon begin construction of a 54-megawatt natural gas-fired peaking unit to supply electricity to the Long Island Power Authority...
December 17, 2001 -
FPL Energy Services today announced the availability of a payment protection plan called Payment Power that will pay residential electric bills up to $400 a month for a maximum of six months. The...
November 28, 2001 -
Florida Power & Light Company today announced it will work with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on implementing energy conservation measures for the Kennedy Space Center...
November 20, 2001 -
The board of directors of FPL Group today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 56 cents a share, payable Dec. 17 to stockholders of record Nov. 30. (Photo:...
November 12, 2001 -
FPL Energy Services, an affiliate of FPL Group, Inc., today announced the expansion of its natural gas service to businesses throughout Florida. This extension of service comes as a result of...
November 8, 2001 -
Extra baking, festive lights, home parties, and houseguests can increase energy use and result in higher- than-normal electric bills. Florida Power & Light Company offers this advice to help...
November 7, 2001