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The company continued to expand its customer base and generating power, and in 1950 became independently listed on the New York Stock Exchange. [9] Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, FPL built new power stations, including Florida's first nuclear power plant at Turkey Point, which began operation in October 1972. [10]
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Florida Power & Light commissioned the station in 1976 and continues to operate the station. Minor shares of Unit 2 are owned by the Florida Municipal Power Agency (8.81%) and the Orlando Utilities Commission (6.08%). [citation needed] The plant contains two nuclear reactors in separate containment buildings.
Gulf Power Company was headquartered in Pensacola, Florida, [6] and has a service territory that spans 7,550 square miles (19,600 km 2) in 10 counties and 71 towns in northwest Florida. Gulf Power had approximately 465,000 customers in Florida. [2]
JUPITER FARMS — Florida Power & Light is at work on a project to bury 45 power lines in Jupiter Farms by the end of the year. The underground lines would cut the number of power outages in the ...
Eric Silagy, CEO of Florida Power and Light, speaks during a press conference on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. He estimated the utility has about 600,000 customers without electricity after Hurricane Ian.
In 2022, Florida had a total summer capacity of 66,883 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 258,910 GWh. [2] Florida is the third largest generator of electricity in the nation behind Texas and Pennsylvania. [3] Major producers include Florida Power & Light, Duke Energy, JEA, and TECO Energy.
The Florida Lifeline program is part of the federal Universal Service Program (USP) designed to enable low-income households to obtain and maintain basic local telephone service. The Lifeline program offers qualifying households a minimum $9.25 discount on their monthly phone bills, or a free Lifeline cell phone and monthly minutes from certain ...