Press Mention Miami Herald June 15, 2021
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Florida Power & Light's last coal plant implodes, but utility still lags on decarbonization
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Florida Power & Light demolished its last coal plant in the state and announced plans for a 500-acre solar facility, but environmental advocates argue the utility is not moving fast enough toward decarbonization. Maggie Shober of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy outlined strategies for FPL to reach carbon neutrality by 2035, requiring significant expansion of solar and wind power. FPL's current trajectory would not achieve carbon neutrality until 2071, and the utility is seeking a $2 billion rate increase partly to expand natural gas infrastructure, which critics call a step backward.
the director of utility reform at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, and her team outlined two strategies for FPL to meet that goal as soon as 2035. Both involve more wind power, something no utility in Florida has invested in due to unfavorable conditions in much of the state, and a lot more solar power.
Maggie Shober
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