Air & Waste Management
Association
Amy Albury, Environmental Services Director
Florida Power & Light Company
October 30, 2014
• Fortune 200 & World’s Most Admired
Companies eight years in a row
• Headquartered in Palm Beach County, Florida
• #1 producer of renewable energy from the
wind and sun in North America
35 counties
9,000 employees
miles of
74,000 power lines
customer
4.7 million accounts
Serve more than half of Florida
Coal
5.2%
Oil
0.1%
Purchased
Power
6.5%
Solar
0.1%
Natural Gas
66.4%
Nuclear
21.7%
Riviera Beach Next Generation
Clean Energy Center - now open
• Second of three major modernizations
• 33% more fuel-efficient
• 50% reduction in CO2 emissions rate
• $25 million in new local tax revenue
Port Everglades Next Generation
Clean Energy Center - under construction
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$1.2 billion investment
35% more fuel efficient
650 jobs during construction
98% of former plant recycled
operational – June 2016
Photo: Demolition of Port Everglades Plant, July 16, 2013
We focus on
delivering power
that’s cleaner
every day
– while keeping our rates low
and service reliable
Compared with the average US utility,
FPL is significantly cleaner
Making foreign oil a foreign concept
more than
40 MILLION
barrels in 2001
down to
150,000
barrels in 2013
a reduction of
99%
saving
FPL customers
$6.5
BILLION
on fuel costs
and counting
Natural gas is a critical fuel for
Florida’s economy
• Nearly 68% of the
electricity Floridians use
is generated by natural
gas power plants
• We all love renewables –
especially solar – but the
reality is, the sun isn’t
always shining
• We all rely on power
plants that can generate
electricity 24-7
Despite our use of natural gas, Florida
has no storage capacity and almost no
natural gas production
**All data 2011 except 2010 reserve; Source: www/eia/gov/naturalgas/data.cfm
Leveraging clean, affordable, domestic natural gas
Locking in low,
stable prices
at the source
Outside of Florida
natural gas
infrastructure
Expanding
transportation
infrastructure
for diversity &
reliability
Investing in
fuel-efficient
clean energy
centers
Advancing Solar Energy
Large-scale solar power plants
Including the world’s first solar-natural gas hybrid
First company to bring commercial-scale solar to Florida
Advancing Solar Energy
Operating large-scale
solar power plants
Conducting advanced
research and supporting
solar customers
New voluntary, community-based solar
partnership pilot program
Proposal to offer customers the choice to support
advancement of solar in Florida
No bill increase for customers who don’t want to participate
Opening in 2015 pending PSC approval
Strengthening
the grid
Accelerated storm-hardening
System Improvements Near You
Strengthening
the grid
Accelerated stormhardening
• Investing $460 million to harden the grid for
improved resiliency and faster restoration
• Incorporating lessons learned from Superstorm
Sandy
• Helping to ensure better than 99.98% reliability
Smarter, stronger
power generation
and delivery
Finding ways to deliver even
more reliable electricity
Nation’s most advanced
electrical grid
• 4.6 million smart meters
• 11,500 intelligent devices
• Innovative performance & diagnostics
Ready to
respond
Regardless of the
time of year, FPL is
always on call
FPL deployed more than 600 employees
and contractors to help other utilities this
past winter
Investing
$15
Billion
(2010-2014)
in the grid for continued
affordable, reliable, clean power
Questions?
AT FPL, WE ARE
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the
current
of thinking
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