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PSC rejects FPL rate hike - power company says it stops capital expenditures in FL

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Tags: Public Service Commission, Florida Power & Light

Today the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) rejected most of a rate hike request from Florida Power & Light (FPL).

According to a press release from FPL (see below), in response the power company "will immediately suspend activities on projects representing approximately $10 billion of investment over the next five years" in the state.

The projects include development of two new Turkey Point nuclear reactors (beyond that required for Nuclear Regulatory Commission licencing), updat...

Nuclear Regulatory Commission says planned Levy nuclear reactor has flaws listen

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Tags: nuclear power, Florida Power & Light, Progress Energy, Levy County

Yesterday the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said the design chosen for nuclear power plants at two sites in Florida is unacceptable because it cannot withstand hurricane winds. Two Florida companies are proposing to build new nuclear power plants designed by Westinghouse.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission wrote in a letter to Westinghouse yesterday that the design requires modifications before it is considered safe enough to meet reg...

Environmentalists protest FPL power plant listen

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Tags: environmental contamination, Florida Power & Light, Palm Beach

This morning in Palm Beach County, sheriff’s deputies arrested approximately 25 protestors who blocked the entrance to a Palm Beach County power plant.

Florida Power & Light has started construction on two 1,250-megawatt units that are scheduled to open in 2009 and 2010 at the West County Energy Center. The company is seeking regulatory approval to build a third 1,250-megawatt unit, which would open in 2011.

The Palm Beach Post reports that many demonstrators laid on the ground with t...