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		<title>Florida Power &#038; Light’s sunny future, major solar expansion on track</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil Ammann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2017 13:31:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It’s a sunny future for Florida Power &#38; Light Co., as construction is now well underway on all eight of the utility’s planned solar power plants. New 74.5-megawatt solar power plants, with 2.5 million panels offering a joint capacity of 600 MW, are on track for completion by early 2018, making it one of the largest solar expansions ever in the eastern U.S. Once completed, the plants will contribute enough low-emissions energy to the FPL grid to power nearly 120,000&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>FPL to add another 1,500 megawatts of solar over the next seven years</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Drew Wilson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2017 22:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Florida Power &#38; Light announced Monday that it will build another 1,500 megawatts of solar power plants over the next 7 years. The new power plants are in addition to the eight new solar facilities expected to come online by early 2018 and FPL said the new plants could save customers more than $500 million. The roadmap for the new facilities was filed with the Public Service Commission Monday as part of the company’s 2017-2026 Ten Year Site Plan, which&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>FPL to build 8 new Florida solar energy plants, add 2.5M panels by 2018</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Staff Reports]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2017 16:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Florida Power &#38; Light Co. is doubling down on solar power, announcing Monday a significant expansion of renewable energy production through next year. FPL, currently the largest generator of solar energy in Florida, will build eight new universal solar power plants by early 2018 – boosting its production with more than 2.5 million solar panels. “We have been working hard to drive down the costs of adding solar,” said FPL President/CEO Eric Silagy, “so we can deliver even more zero-emissions&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Amendment 4 implementing bill clears first Senate committee</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2017 20:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Senate panel OK’d a bill Tuesday to implement Amendment 4, which exempts solar and renewable energy devices from property taxes in Florida. The Senate Communications, Energy &#38; Public Utilities Committee voted unanimously to approved the bill (SB 90). The bill, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Brandes, excepts solar and renewable energy devices from property taxes on real and tangible personal property installed on commercial and industrial property. The amendment, which was on the August ballot, passed with 73 percent support.&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>CASA installs rooftop solar to save money</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne Lindberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2017 19:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[CASA (Community Action Stops Abuse) has installed an array of solar panels on the roof of its new domestic violence center. The project was fully funded through a public-private partnership between the Pinellas County Community Development Block Grant Program, CASA and a private donor. Installation was completed by Solar Energy Management, a locally-owned firm selected through a competitive bidding process. In all, 407 solar panels have been installed to create a massive 130-kilowatt rooftop solar system. Most importantly, money spent on&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Voters in Florida face crucial solar power decisions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2016 10:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Voters in sun-bathed Florida will face a decision Tuesday that could weigh heavily on the use — and cost — of solar power in the state. The solar power industry is opposed to Amendment 1, a proposal to amend the state constitution that will appear on the ballot as &#8220;Florida Solar Energy Subsidies and Personal Solar Use Initiative.&#8221; Utilities — including Florida Power &#38; Light Co. — have spent upward of $20 million trying to get the amendment on the&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Consumers for Smart Solar spends another $4.3 million</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2016 14:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Supporters of Florida’s solar power amendment spent big money last week, hoping to make one last push to convince voters to vote “yes” on Amendment 1. State records show Consumers for Smart Solar spent $4.3 million between Oct. 22 and Nov. 3. That brings overall spending to more than $25.4 million. Consumers for Smart Solar spent more than $3.6 million on advertising between Oct. 22 and Nov. 3. The group spent another $526,508 on “consulting and advertising,” and $91,520 on&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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