FPL put nearly 300 MW of solar online yesterday, and more is coming

The utility is now at 1.25 GW of solar, and this is just the beginning. NextEra Energy is one of the only large power companies in the United States that is truly embracing the shift to renewable energy and applying this not only to its competitive generation, but also the utility it owns. For subsidiary Florida Power and Light (FPL), that means massive solar plants spread across Florida, and often owned by the utility. And yesterday the company’s vision to have solar as a main component of its energy mix just got more concrete, with four large solar plants, each 74.5 MW in capacity, coming online.