2U0t 07 Y eoi afltiht rey .
Congratulations to FPL Group, Electric Light & Power’s 2007 Utility of the Year.
Green, clean, renewable, efficient; global warming, carbon-constrained world,
greenhouse gas emissions. Think or write about 2007, and these are the words that come
to mind. What better choice than FPL Group for 2007 Utility of the Year, then?
FPL Group’s at the forefront of clean energy production and energy conservation
and hasn’t shied away from the global warming debate—in fact, it’s assumed a leadership
position. FPL Group is already No. 1 in wind energy production in the U.S., No. 1 in solar
energy production, and No. 1 in energy efficiency programs, and now it’s No. 1 with us
for 2007.
Like any “overnight success,” it’s taken years, but today almost 89 percent of the
energy FPL Group generates is from clean or renewable fuels—wind, solar, hydro, natural
gas and nuclear. FPL Group has one of the lowest emission rate profiles in the U.S. electric
industry. And the company’s very sensitive to environmental issues. At the St. Lucie
nuclear power plant, for instance, FPL maintains an extensive sea turtle monitoring and
research program, and supports the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, where
sick and injured turtles are rescued and rehabilitated.
Apparently, it’s a great place to work, too. This year, FPL Group was ranked No. 1 in Fortune’s Most Admired Companies among electric and gas utilities.
All this, after two high-profile merger attempts ended in failure, causing turmoil
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