21:46 | 28.01.2010
Statement by CEO of Nation’s Renewable Energy Leader on State of the Union Address
Lew Hay, chairman and CEO of FPL Group, the nation’s No. 1 producer of
renewable energy from wind and solar power, issued the following
statement today on President Barack Obama’s state of the union address:
“The president is right that Congress needs to enact comprehensive
energy and climate legislation to strengthen our energy security and
generate clean-energy jobs. We also applaud his support for a new
generation of nuclear power plants and for clean coal technology. As a
nation, we need to adopt a ‘no regrets’ policy on energy and climate
legislation. Even those who question global warming can agree we should
create clean-energy jobs here in America. We’ve invested $18 billion in
clean-energy infrastructure and created 60,000 direct and indirect jobs
over the past five years. We want to do a lot more, and with the right
policies in place, we will.”
FPL Group: Energy Solutions for the Next Era
FPL Group, Inc. (NYSE:FPL) is a leading clean energy company with 2009
revenues of more than $15 billion, nearly 43,000 megawatts of generating
capacity, and more than 15,000 employees in 28 states and Canada.
Headquartered in Juno Beach, Fla., FPL Group’s principal subsidiaries
are NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, the largest generator in North
America of renewable energy from the wind and sun, and Florida Power &
Light Company, which serves approximately 4.5 million customer accounts
in Florida and is one of the largest rate-regulated electric utilities
in the country. Through its subsidiaries, FPL Group collectively
operates the third largest U.S. nuclear power generation fleet. For more
information about FPL Group companies, visit these Web sites: www.FPLGroup.com,
www.NextEraEnergyResources.com,
www.FPL.com.
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