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It seems much of this article was copy and pasted from FPL website. Is this legal? Jamjam678 11:48, 17 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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The article uses FPL, Florida Power & Light, and FPL Energy interchangably. This is not the case. Rather, FPL Group is the name of the publicly traded parent company. Its two primary subsidiaries are Florida Power & Light (commonly known as FPL), the regulated utility, and NextEra Energy (the name was recently changed), the unregulated clean energy provider and energy trader. Thus, all three are not simply different names for the same thing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.67.167.226 (talk) 19:57, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
In the news needs to be restructured to show "criticism" if available. The rest "somewhere else." "In the news" seems to imply that we don't really have any sense about where the information goes. A little thought should help! Operations? Capability? Some of the older stuff, before 2011, can go into "History." Student7 (talk) 21:44, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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Greetings Wikipedians! Today I edited this article primarily to mention the 1989 Deming Award, add citations to reliable sources and make the Awards section more chronological. Also tried to make the lead more balanced - I don't have a problem with valid references to lobbying and politics, but let's mention something about accomplishments as well. Full disclosure: I worked for FPL early in my career but left the company decades ago. I'm now retired. Cordially, BuzzWeiser196 (talk) 11:22, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
There is no doubt that that FPL is the "largest power utility in Florida", but the article does not mention any other utilities in the state. Are there any? Does FPL cover the entire state? --rogerd (talk) 23:32, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi editors, I'm Daniel and I work for FPL. I'm hoping to make some pretty significant updates (if you're interested, you can see those in the draft I wrote). I know that because of my COI I can't make direct changes to the article, so I'll post my requests here on the Talk page.
For my first request, I was hoping we could make some changes to the infobox, making it more complete and accurate.
What I'm proposing is the following:
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Please let me know what you think, and thank you in advance for considering this request. FPL Daniel (talk) 15:37, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Not done for now: Reopen the request with updated sources. Shadow311 (talk) 16:13, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi editors, while Shadow311 considers my last request, I thought I'd forge ahead to the History section.
My request is to change the current opening three sentences to the following:
Early power stationsinFlorida were primarily used to manufacture ice and sold excess power during off-hours from manufacturing. By the 1920s, demand for power had grown sufficiently that the excess power produced by the ice plants no longer met the need. During 1924–1925, American Power & Light (APL) purchased power stations in Florida and connected them to provide more consistent power in the network. In December 1925, APL spun off its Florida properties into a new subsidiary, FPL, to replace the Miami Beach Electric Company. The following year, a hurricane hit Miami, damaging much of the electrical infrastructure. APL paid to repair the damage and build two new power stations. By early 1927, FPL had 115,000 customers.[1]
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This does a few things. It:
Please let me know what you think! FPL Daniel (talk) 16:10, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Done Sorry for the delay. There is high backlog and I was busy somewhere The AP (talk) 18:15, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi editors, I've gotten the latest numbers from the most recent 10-K and updated the figures and citation per Shadow311's request.
In addition to updating the figures, I'm also hoping to make some other minor tweaks to the infobox. What I propose is the following:
The most up to date version is in the box below.
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Please let me know what you think, and thank you in advance for considering this request. FPL Daniel (talk) 14:02, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Done The AP (talk) 18:12, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi editors, continuing to run down my list of requests, I'd like the community to consider creating these new subsections:
This breaks up the History section into more readable parts and will hopefully make it easier to make future requests. If anyone is curious about what I eventually hope this article will look like, I did create a draft and diff, which can be found here.
@TheAstorPastor: you have been kind enough to review my recent requests, would you have any interest in taking a look at this one as well? FPL Daniel (talk) 16:45, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Go ahead: I have reviewed these proposed changes and suggest that you go ahead and make the proposed changes to the page. The AP (talk) 17:13, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Done The AP (talk) 15:28, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi editors, with those new subsections in place, for my next request I suggest replacing the first two paragraphs of the 1950–2009 section with the following.
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The company continued to expand its customer base and generating power, and in 1950 became independently listed on the New York Stock Exchange.[1] Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, FPL built new power stations, including Florida's first nuclear power plantatTurkey Point, which began operation in October 1972.[2] The company launched the Watt-Wise home energy audit program in 1978, designed to improve energy efficiency and reduce energy demand during peak demand.[3]  In 1984, FPL created the holding company FPL Group for acquisitions and the creation of companies.[1] FPL became the first non-Japanese company to win the Deming Prize for quality in 1989.[4] In 1990, FPL Group began expanding its reach beyond Florida, purchasing a majority stake in a Georgia Power generation facility that year. Over the course of the next two decades, FPL expanded into the southern and eastern United States, creating a new holding group in 1998, FPL Energy, to manage the company's efforts in electricity markets outside of FPL's service area. It acquired a controlling stake in New Hampshire's Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant in 2002 and acquired Texas-based Gexa Energy in 2005. The company also launched the telecommunications subsidiary FPL FiberNet during this time. FPL's customer base reached 4 million in 2002.[1] References
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My reasoning is this new text helps to fill out the history of the company during that time as supported by reliable sources, updates/rescues currently used sources, and removes one part of a sentence ("in response to a Congressional act which limited utility holding companies") that I could not verify in the sourcing. Please let me know what you think. FPL Daniel (talk) 18:32, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi editors, for my next request, I suggest replacing the last paragraph in the 1950–2009 (which is currently only cited to an FPL press release) with the following:
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During the early 2000s, FPL began modernizing its power generation infrastructure, resulting in reduced emissions of flue gas, fuel costs, and oil usage; by 2013, the company was using fewer than 1 million barrels of oil annually.[1] In 2007, the company was the largest utility in Florida. That year, the Florida Public Service Commission rejected an FPL proposal to build a coal-fired power station near Moore Haven, Florida.[2] At the end of the 2000s, FPL Group and FPL Energy rebranded and were renamed NextEra Energy and NextEra Energy Resources, respectively.[3] References
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This adds a little more context to the company in the 2000s and helps fill out the section a bit more while cutting content that does not meet sourcing standards. It also condenses and moves up some content in the Controversy section that I'll ask to remove another time, related to building a coal plant near Moore Haven. Please let me know what you think! @Encoded and TheAstorPastor: pinging you here since you both have responded to my recent requests in case you are interested in taking a look at this one. FPL Daniel (talk) 17:01, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Done Encoded Talk 💬 21:37, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
<ref name="PBP22" />, and that reference is not defined. This leaves the article with a referencing error and adds it to the Category:Pages with broken reference names tracking category. Is a reference available to resolve this? (Oops, it was actually the edit requested on May 2 that caused the problem.) -- Mikeblas (talk) 13:34, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
<ref name="PBP2" />. Would you be willing to make that update? I've got a COI so would prefer to avoid direct editing. FPL Daniel (talk) 15:01, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi editors, continuing with my requests to update the article, I request that the first paragraph of the 2009-present section be changed to the following:
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In 2009, the company started installing smart meters, which communicate with FPL via radio transmissions and provide alerts for outages.[1] The same year, environmental activists camped near the Barley Barber Swamp in protest of the closure of the swamp to public access. The activists claimed FPL was draining the area; the company denied the allegations and said it was working with state and local officials to reopen the area to the public. Seventeen protesters were arrested for trespassing and resisting arrest during the demonstration.[2] References
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This fleshes out that time period a bit more. I also request that the second paragraph be removed, as it is now redundant with the last changes being made.
As a final aside, I noticed that source 15 in the live article is returning an error. Looks like an extra 2 got added to the ref name. The ref name should be "PBP2"
Please let me know what you think of this request. @Encoded: would you be willing to take a look at this one as well? FPL Daniel (talk) 16:39, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Done as requested - Mikeblas fixed reference. Thanks, Encoded Talk 💬 21:00, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi editors, continuing with my requests to update the article, I request to remove the second paragraph of the 2009-present section, "In March 2010, FPL Group Inc. changed its name to NextEra Energy Inc. to "modernize" the company's image. The stock ticker changed from FPL to NEE." because it is now redundant, and replace it with the following, which fleshes out the history in the early 2010s:
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In 2011, FPL razed an old power station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, the outflow from which warmed the surrounding area and attracted manatees. Following the plant's destruction, the company added pumps and heaters to the area to maintain the environment for the manatees while a new plant was built.[1] Similar replacement projects were undertaken at plants in Riviera Beach and Fort Lauderdale.[2] Following completion of the Riviera Beach project, FPL built the Manatee Education Center and observation area near the plant in 2016.[3] FPL built the first hybrid solar plant in the world in 2011, which combined solar thermal collectors with combined cycle natural gas generation. The plant, located in Martin County, Florida, had a generation capacity of 75 megawatts.[4] It was decommissioned in 2023.[5] By 2013, FPL owned $34.8 billion in assets and operated 23 plants that generated 24,000 megawatts of electricity.[6] As of 2014, the company had installed 4.9 million smart meters.[7] References WFOR1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page). |
Reference 1 is the "Power1" reference already in the article, and reference 7 is the WFOR reference already in the article. My draft makes it more clear.
Please let me know what you think! @Encoded: would you be interested in taking a look at this request as well? FPL Daniel (talk) 14:38, 18 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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In 2011, FPL razed an old power station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, the outflow from which warmed the surrounding waters. Manatee migration patterns have been disrupted by power station outflows along the Florida coast and they are attracted to these outflow areas, including those from the Cape Canaveral plant.[1] Following the plant's destruction, FPL spent US$5 million to add pumps and heaters to the area to maintain the environment for the manatees while a new plant was built.[2][3] Similar replacement projects were undertaken at plants in Riviera Beach and Fort Lauderdale.[4] Following completion of the Riviera Beach project, FPL built the Manatee Education Center and observation area near the plant in 2016.[5] FPL built the first hybrid solar plant in the world in 2011, which combined solar thermal collectors with combined cycle natural gas generation. The plant, located in Martin County, Florida, had a generation capacity of 75 megawatts.[6] It was decommissioned in 2023.[7] By 2013, FPL owned $34.8 billion in assets and operated 23 plants that generated 24,000 megawatts of electricity.[8] As of 2014, the company had installed 4.9 million smart meters.[9] References
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