News Releases
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FPL FiberNet, LLC, a subsidiary of FPL Group , today announced an agreement to lease a portion of its fiber optic network in Florida to BellSouth . Under the terms of the agreement, FPL FiberNet...
April 11, 2001 -
Florida Power & Light Company wants to help customers take charge of their energy use and electric bills this summer. FPL says the largest user of electricity is the air conditioning system that...
April 11, 2001 -
FPL Energy, LLC, a subsidiary of FPL Group , today announced it will build, own and operate a 624-megawatt, natural gas-fired power plant in Calhoun County in northeastern Alabama. Electricity...
April 10, 2001 -
FPL Group Expects to Meet Consensus First Quarter EPS of 76 Cents, Excluding Merger-Related Expenses
FPL Group, Inc. today said it expects to meet consensus earnings per share of 76 cents for the first quarter 2001, excluding merger-related expenses. The company said the expenses related to a...
April 10, 2001 -
FPL Energy, LLC today announced the development of one of the world's largest wind-powered electric generating facilities to be located on King Mountain in Upton County, Texas, approximately 50...
April 5, 2001 -
Florida Power & Light Company today projected a 20 percent generating reserve margin for this summer, thereby assuring its customers that there would be a sufficient supply of electricity this summer.
April 3, 2001 -
FPL Group, Inc. Chairman and CEO James L. Broadhead today voiced strong optimism for the future growth and performance of the energy-related services company. "I am disappointed that we were...
April 2, 2001 -
FPL Group, Inc. today announced that it had reached a mutual agreement with Entergy Corporation to terminate the two companies' agreement to merge. FPL Group said a number of factors led...
April 2, 2001 -
FPL Group, Inc. and Entergy Corporation today announced the termination, by mutual decision, of the merger agreement they signed last July. Both companies agreed not to seek a termination fee...
April 2, 2001 -
FPL Group, Inc. and Entergy Corporation announced today that certain issues have arisen in connection with their pending merger, including governance structure/value-related issues and integration...
March 19, 2001 -
Florida Power & Light Company today honored four minority-owned businesses for their excellent service to the company as part of the Vendor in the Spotlight program. FPL recognized the special...
March 19, 2001 -
The Florida Public Service Commission today approved Florida Power & Light Company's request for a fuel adjustment increase that will raise residential bills by 9 percent beginning the first week...
March 13, 2001 -
Florida Power & Light Company's Web-based information on manatees has earned the utility a StudyWeb® Academic Excellence Award. StudyWeb is a favorite Web site for teachers and students who use...
March 8, 2001 -
FPL FiberNet today announced completion of metropolitan fiber-optic networks in Orlando, Fort Lauderdale and Tampa as part of the company's aggressive schedule to bring metro networks to major...
March 7, 2001 -
Florida Power & Light Company continues to improve the quality and reliability of service to its customers and now ranks among the top 20 percent of U.S. utilities. FPL credits its success to the...
March 1, 2001 -
A delegation of 100 Florida Power & Light crew members traveled to Alabama early Saturday morning to assist in restoring service to 357,000 Alabama Power customers after severe storms, with winds...
February 19, 2001 -
The board of directors of FPL Group, Inc. today increased the quarterly common stock dividend from 54 cents to 56 cents a share. The dividend is payable March 15 to stockholders of record Feb. 23....
February 12, 2001 -
Florida Power & Light Company announced today the results of a study that confirms what many homeowners living in the Sunbelt have thought for years -- the whiter, and therefore, more reflective...
February 7, 2001 -
Unrelenting pressure from colder weather nationwide and increasing demand for oil and natural gas around the country continues to drive up the prices Florida Power & Light Company must pay for...
February 2, 2001 -
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) reports record cold temperatures are causing customers to use more electricity to heat their homes and businesses this winter. As a result, customers should...
January 26, 2001 -
The employees and contractors rebuilding and "repowering" Florida Power & Light Company's Fort Myers power plant were awarded the highest safety honor the US Department of Labor bestows during a...
January 25, 2001 -
FPL Energy, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of FPL Group, Inc. , today announced construction has begun on a 25.5 megawatt wind farm in Iowa County, Wisconsin. The wind farm, which FPL Energy will...
January 22, 2001 -
FPL Group, Inc. today reported recurring net income of $745 million or $4.38 per share, for the year ended Dec. 31, 2000, compared with net income of $681 million, or $3.98 per share in 1999. The...
January 22, 2001 -
Cameron Ridge, LLC, Luz Solar Partners, Ltd VIII, Luz Solar Partners, Ltd IX, Windpower Partners 1991, L.P., Victory Garden Phase IV Partnership, Sky River Partnership, Ridgetop Energy, LLC,...
January 20, 2001 -
POSDEF Power Company, L.P. (POSDEF) announced that it has today suspended and terminated its power purchase agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E). POSDEF is a Qualified Facility...
January 20, 2001 -
Thanks to an alert and compassionate Florida Power & Light Company field representative, an FPL customer is getting some much-needed help. When FPL representative Randy Crain visited the...
January 17, 2001 -
Edison Electric Institute honored New Orleans-based Entergy Corporation with its prestigious Emergency Assistance Award for "providing swift and major assistance" to Florida Power & Light Company...
January 16, 2001 -
You are invited to send a photographer and/or reporter to cover the following scouting event at the St. Lucie Nuclear Plant on Saturday, Jan. 20. What: More than 2,000 scouts are expected to...
January 16, 2001 -
What: More than 150 middle school students, teachers and community leaders will participate in South Florida's National Engineers Week Future City Competition Saturday, Jan. 20. Sponsored by...
January 9, 2001 -
WHAT: After enduring the elements and being away from their families over part of the holidays, approximately 130 Florida Power & Light Company employees are headed home after helping Entergy...
January 5, 2001 -
The chilly temperatures of the season traditionally herald the start of manatee viewing season at Florida Power & Light Company's Riviera power plant. The manatees, which seek a temporary...
December 27, 2000 -
Florida and Florida Power & Light customers are occasionally faced with cold fronts during otherwise relatively mild winters. As winter approaches, FPL is continuing to add new power generation...
December 19, 2000 -
Please don't let an electrical accident spoil your holiday fun. Florida Power & Light Company offers a few easy decorating rules to add safety to the spirit of the season: * Make sure the lights...
December 7, 2000 -
Florida Power & Light Company today announced the sale of $500 million principal amount of five-year first mortgage bonds bearing interest at 6-7/8 percent per year and maturing on December 1,...
November 29, 2000 -
Florida Power & Light Company customers can now go online for information and sign up for a free home energy survey at the firm's newly redesigned Web site, http://www.fpl.com/. As a result of the...
November 13, 2000 -
The board of directors of FPL Group, Inc. has declared the regular quarterly common stock dividend of 54 cents per share, payable Dec. 15 to stockholders of record Nov. 24. The declaration marks...
November 13, 2000 -
Students from 43 South Florida schools are engineering their vision of cities of the future as they participate in the National Engineers Week Future City Competition coordinated by Florida Power...
November 9, 2000 -
FPL and the Elliott Museum invite residents and visitors to a 75th anniversary celebration for Martin County and Florida Power and Light. This month's "Wonderful Wednesday" program for adults will...
November 3, 2000 -
As construction activities for the repowering of Florida Power & Light Company's Sanford power plant continue, steps are being taken to ensure minimum negative impact on traffic and neighbors. The...
October 27, 2000 -
Florida Power & Light Company's renovated Web site made its debut recently, paving the way for a virtually limitless cyber-relationship between FPL and its customers. All FPL customers --...
October 24, 2000 -
FPL Group, Inc. today reported third quarter net income of $314 million and basic earnings per share of $1.85, compared with $291 million net income and $1.70 EPS the prior year quarter. "Each of...
October 19, 2000 -
In response to a federal order, Florida Power & Light Company today will propose a fully independent, incentive-driven transmission company that is expected to provide continued reliable...
October 16, 2000 -
WHAT: Florida Power & Light employees will showcase quality improvement efforts and safety methods at the 7th annual corporate-wide Quality & Safety Expo. Key customers and suppliers have been...
October 12, 2000 -
Many South Florida homes have leaky air conditioning ducts, which waste energy and cost homeowners money on their electricity bills. The start of cooler temperatures is the best time to test for...
October 11, 2000 -
Florida Power & Light Company has restored power to more than 91,500 customers following the torrential downpours that occurred earlier this week. Only scattered outages totaling less than 500...
October 6, 2000 -
Florida Power & Light crews have restored power to 89,400 customers since Tuesday's sub-tropical downpour flooded much of Dade County. At 4 p.m., FPL reported 2,600 customers still without power...
October 5, 2000 -
The combination of daylight and receding flood waters in many sections of Miami-Dade County are providing FPL crews an opportunity to further assess neighborhood electrical systems and to begin...
October 5, 2000 -
Florida Power & Light Company's Electrifying Experience™ science demonstration began its tour across Florida this September, headed by renowned geologist and instructor Robert Krampf. The...
October 2, 2000 -
FPL Energy Encounter, as part of the Wonderful Wednesdays series of adult programs, is presenting "Crocs and Gators" on Wednesday, October 11 from 10 a.m. until noon. Joseph Wasilewski, a wildlife...
October 2, 2000 -
Florida Power & Light Company today submitted a plan to the Florida Public Service Commission that would limit an increase in prices spurred by unprecedented fuel costs to 8.7 percent for a...
September 21, 2000