[ RadSafe ] PSC OKs additional capacity for FP&L plants

[Sandy Perle]

PSC OKs additional capacity for FP&L plants

The Florida Public Service Commission on Monday approved Florida 
Power and Light Co.'s petition to expand nuclear power capacity at 
two power plants.

The approved plan calls for the Juno Beach-based utility to add 414 
megawatts of nuclear generating capacity to two units at Turkey Point 
near Homestead and two units on Hutchinson Island in St. Lucie 
County, beginning in 2011 and 2012.

FPL Group (NYSE: FPL - News), the parent of FP&L, said it needed the 
increase to handle the demands brought on by the expected increase of 
its customer base -- from 4.4 million to 5.9 million by 2016 -- and 
maintain its 20 percent reserve margin.

FPL spokesman Mayco Villafana said the upgrade will cost $1.5 billion 
and will be done between 2009 and 2012. He said it will add 21 cents 
per 1,000 kilowatt hours to customers' bills beginning 2013.

The commission did not approve any nuclear new nuclear reactors. 
FPL's separate proposal for a new nuclear reactor plant to Turkey 
Point is slated to come before the commission in January.

Thursday, FPL said it plans to increase its capacity in Palm Beach 
County beginning 2011 by either adding a natural gas-fired power 
plant to its West County Energy Center or buying power from other 
companies.

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