FPL’s West County Energy Center

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Our 35-county service area consists of some of the fastest growing communities in the nation. Not only are we adding more customers to our service territory; but people everywhere are also increasing their everyday use of electricity at home and at work. We purchase much larger homes than in the past and we’ve added many new appliances such as computers and other electronics.

Responding to growth with reliable, new power plants

While we have been adding new power plants in counties around our service territory, we haven’t added any new electricity generating resources in Palm Beach County since the 1960s.

FPL’s West County Energy Center is designed to add generation closer to South Florida’s growing urban population centers beginning in 2009, when unit 1 is scheduled to begin serving customers.

Using efficient, environmentally protective combined-cycle technology

FPL is currently building two new, state-of-the-art, natural gas-fired combined-cycle generating units at a 220 acre site in western Palm Beach County. A third unit is proposed to complete the build-out of the site. All three units are safe, clean, efficient, reliable, and cost-effective sources of power.

And, in keeping with our commitment to environmental stewardship, each unit will be equipped with the best available and most advanced emission control equipment.

We have ensured that this plant represents the very best of environmental and economic considerations.

Highlights of the plant

• This plant is the cleanest of its type in Floria and one of the cleanest of its kind in the nation.
• Each unit will feature clean burning natural gas combined-cycle power plant technology.
• The plant is being built on a site designated by Palm Beach County for power plant development.
• All three units will be able to produce approximately 1,250 megawatts of power each. That’s enough electricity produced by each unit to serve approximately 250,000 homes and businesses each.
• Units 1 and 2 presently under construction will begin serving customers in 2009 and 2010 respectively. If approved, Unit 3 will begin serving customers in 2011.
• The plant will use reclaimed water as its primary water source for all three units starting in early 2011. Until then, Units 1 and 2 will use the Floridan Aquifer as the primary water source.
• The plant is located near existing power transmission lines needed to move electricity from the plant to growing communities.

West County Energy Center Unit 3 is supported by your community

The need for the West County Energy Center Unit 3 is supported by community organizations and others who understand the importance of maintaining safe, reliable and clean electricity for Palm Beach County and South Florida. The following organizations are demonstrating their support:

• Palms West Chamber of Commerce
• Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches
• Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County
• Pahokee Chamber of Commerce
• Wellington Chamber of Commerce
• Belle Glade Chamber of Commerce