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Article: New Power Plant Needed to Meet Customer Growth and Electricity Demand; FPL's West County Energy Center Project Deemed Most Cost-Effective Option.
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- Business Wire
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- February 7, 2006
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JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- Florida Power & Light Company (NYSE:FPL) today announced that its West County Energy Center proposal has been determined to be the best and most cost-effective option to provide additional electricity for FPL customers beginning in 2009. Under FPL's proposal, a new power plant, featuring two natural gas fired units of approximately 1,200 megawatts each, would be built on a 220-acre site in western Palm Beach County.
Based on FPL's growth forecast, the new plant will meet the increasing demand for electricity from existing and new customers throughout FPL's service territory, but particularly in Palm Beach and surrounding counties. While all 33 ...