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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]
TXU Energy Aid began in 1983 to help customers who don’t have the means to pay for electricity service. Since its inception, TXU Energy Aid has aided 455,000 customers, totaling more than $84 million in assistance. [10] Funds are raised from employee and customer donations. [11]
In April 2011, Google Energy signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with NextEra Energy Resources for 100.8 megawatts of wind energy from Minco II Wind Energy Center in Grady County and Caddo County, Oklahoma. [3] In December 2017, NextEra Energy Resources acquired all Oklahoma wind power and transmission assets from Clean Line Energy. [4]
NextEra Energy traces its origins to 1925 with the formation of Florida Power & Light and the formation of FPL Group in 1984. [10] [11] The company purchased Colonial Penn in 1985 [12] and sold it in 1991. [13] In 1998, FPL Group created FPL Energy, a subsidiary to manage FPL Group efforts outside of FPL's service area. [12]
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.
Category 1 Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas the early hours of July 8, 2024. The impact of the storm left 2.2 million CenterPoint customers without power, the largest number in the company's history, and the largest number in the state's history. [16]
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The DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center is a photovoltaic power station in Arcadia, DeSoto County, in the U.S. state of Florida, owned by Florida Power & Light (FPL). [1] President Barack Obama attended the plant's commissioning on October 27, 2009. [2]