Florida Power & Light Company, the principal subsidiary of FPL Group, Inc. (NYSE: FPL), commonly referred to by its initials, FPL, is a Juno Beach, Florida-based power utility which serves roughly 4.3 million customers in Florida. FPL Group holds power generation assets in more than 20 U.S. states. New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) , also nicknamed the Big Board, is the largest stock exchange in the world in dollar volume and second largest by number of companies listed. ... Juno Beach is a town located in Palm Beach County, Florida. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Itaipu Dam is a hydroelectric generating station Electricity generation is the first process in the delivery of electricity to consumers. ... United States is the current Good Article Collaboration of the week! Please help to improve this article to the highest of standards. ...

History

FPL was founded in 1925 by merging together a number of smaller companies providing power and other services to local communities in Florida, and grew rapidly due to the rapid growth in population that state has experienced. 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

FPL was the first company outside of Japan to win the Deming Prize in 1989. Dr. Noriaki Kano was one the the consultants that helped FPL to reach this stature. The Deming prize was originally designed to reward Japanese companies for major advances in quality improvement. ... Professor Noriaki Kano is the developer of a program whose simple ranking scheme distinguishes between essential and differentiating attributes related to concepts of customer quality. ...

On 20th June 2005, FPL Group completed acquisition of Gexa Energy[1], a retail electricity provider located in Houston and active in the deregulated Texas electricity market. At the time of acquisition, Gexa Energy had grown to over $273 million in 2004 revenues and further had been serving 100,000 total meters within the state of Texas. FPL Group acquired Gexa Energy for approximately US$81 million. June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gexa Corporation (d/b/a Gexa Energy) is located in Houston, Texas and is a retail electric provider (a “REP”) active in the deregulated Texas electricity market. ... Houston redirects here. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Official language(s) See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ...

On 19th December 2005, FPL Group, Inc. announced that it was purchasing Constellation Energy in a merger transaction valued at more than US$11 billion and that it would adopt "Constellation Energy" as its name for the post-merger entity. The merger was cancelled on 25 October 2006.^[1] December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Constellation Energy, (NYSE: CEG) headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland generates, trades, supplies, and distributes energy. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Nuclear plants

FPL is majority owner and operator of the Seabrook, St. Lucie and Turkey Point nuclear power plants. On 27th January 2006, FPL Energy closed the sale transaction of 70% ownership in Duane Arnold Energy Center, located in Iowa [2]. The Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant, more commonly known as Seabrook Station, is a nuclear power plant located in Seabrook, New Hampshire, approximately 40 mi north of Boston and 10 mi (16 km) south of Portsmouth, NH. Initially two units (reactors) were planned, but the second unit was never completed due... The twin nuclear reactors at St. ... The twin reactors at Turkey Point nuclear power station are on a 3,300 acre (13 km²) site in Homestead, Florida near Miami, Florida, in Dade County, Florida. ... A nuclear power plant (NPP) is a thermal power station in which the heat source is one or more nuclear reactors. ... (Redirected from 27 January) January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Duane Arnold Energy Center is located on a 500 acre (2 km²) site two miles north of Palo, Iowa, or eight miles northwest of Cedar Rapids. ...

Solar power plants

FPL Energy is the co-owner of the SEGS solar power plants, the largest array in the world. Solar Energy Generating Systems (SEGS) operates nine solar power plants which use parabolic trough solar thermal electric technology along with natural gas to generate electricity in the Mojave Desert. ... Solar power describes a number of methods of harnessing energy from the light of the sun. ...

Wind farms

FPL Energy owns 43 wind farms in 15 states throughout the U.S. One particular wind farm, Cerro Gordo Wind Farm, is located in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... Wind turbines in Neuenkirchen, Dithmarschen (Germany). ... Cerro Gordo County is a county located in the state of Iowa. ...

Hurricane Wilma

After Hurricane Wilma, FPL reported that about 3 million customers were without power in the South Florida area. About 20 days later, with the help of other power companies, FPL restored the majority of power in Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. The company was criticized for the time required for restoration, as well as a rate increase requested for hurricane repair costs and increased fuel costs. Lowest pressure 882 mbar (hPa) (Lowest pressure ever recorded in an Atlantic hurricane) Damage $28. ... Location of metropolitan area in the state of Florida Major cities Miami, Florida Fort Lauderdale, Florida West Palm Beach, Florida Area  - Total  - Water 15,896 km² (6,137 mi²) 2,621 km² (1,011 mi²) 16. ...

External links

• FPL Website
• Gexa Energy website
• Constellation Energy website

References

1. ^ FPL, Constellation cancel planned merger. Retrieved on 2006-10-25.