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Florida Power & Light gave a sneak peek at some of its newest technology to make sure that when the power goes out this hurricane season, it won’t go out for long.

June 1 begins hurricane season, and for the seventh year in a row, we saw a named storm prior to that date with the formation of Tropical Storm Ana. The CEO of Florida Power and Light writes that, even after the year we've all had, Floridians cannot afford to let their guard down. The time to prepare for hurricane season is now.

Open government objections fail to derail FSU presidential search WCJB Staff © Provided by Gainesville WCJB-TV The FSU board of trustees has rejected an effort to derail the search for a new university president. To keep up with the latest local news subscribe to our TV20 newsletter and receive news straight to your email every morning. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CAP NEWS/WCJB) - The FSU board of trustees has rejected an effort to derail the search for a new university president. O...

Open government objections fail to derail FSU president search Jake Stofan, Tallahassee correspondent Tags:  Florida State University (Capitol News Service) TALLAHASSEE – The Florida State University Board of Trustees has rejected an effort to derail the search for a new university president. One trustee alleged the search process violated sunshine laws and that it was unfair to some candidates. A memo addressed to the FSU Board of Trustees from trustee Craig Mateer alleged secret votes and ...

With a Florida law set to go into effect July 1 to allow college athletes to profit from their names, images and likenesses, the state university system’s Board of Governors has begun the process of adopting regulations to carry it out. The board on Tuesday agreed to begin a 30-day period for the public to comment on the new rules. After that, the regulations can come back to the board for final approval at a June 22 meeting. Syd Kitson, chairman of the Board of Governors, said Florida has a ...

Daily Energy Insider Published on May 17, 2021 by Dave Kovaleski © Shutterstock Florida Power & Lightʻs new FPL Rodeo Solar Energy Center has opened for business. The 74.5-megawatt (MW) FPL Rodeo Solar Energy Center is made up of approximately 300,000 solar panels. This is FPL’s fifth solar energy center in DeSoto County and making DeSoto the county with the most FPL solar energy centers in Florida. Additionally, DeSoto served as a launchpad for FPL’s solar investments in 2009. “For mo...

FPL opens fifth solar energy facility in DeSoto County Florida Power & Light Company has brought another solar plant online in DeSoto County, the company announced Thursday. The new Rodeo Solar Energy Center is FPL’s fifth solar energy center in DeSoto County, making DeSoto the county with the most FPL solar energy centers in Florida. It is also the county’s second solar energy center built to support the nation’s largest community solar program, FPL SolarTogether. The Rodeo Solar Energy ...

/ With a Florida law set to go into effect July 1 to allow college athletes to profit from their names, images and likenesses, the state university system’s Board of Governors has begun the process of adopting regulations to carry it out. After a public hearing, the regulations can come back to the Board of Governors for final approval at a June 22 meeting. With a Florida law set to go into effect July 1 to allow college athletes to profit from their names, images and likenesses, the state u...

Florida Power & Light Co. hopes a new drone and robotic dog will help to access damage to power lines following storms and reduce the impact to its energy grid.  The utility provider unveiled the new innovations during its annual storm training on May 7. The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season ended with a record-breaking 30 named storms, including 12 that made landfall, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This storm season, FPL hopes the new technology helps to imp...

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 5.11.21 Good Tuesday morning. Jared Rosenstein has joined its team of government affairs consultants. Rosenstein comes to the firm from the Florida Division of Emergency Management, where he served as legislative affairs director. “Jared fits our firm culture of hard work, a deep knowledge of issues, and attention to detail very well. He will undoubtedly provide top-notch government affairs services at the state ...