How Electricity Is Delivered to You
 FPL has been supplying electricity to Florida for more than 75
years. We provide service to nearly 8 million people or about half
the state of Florida and produce electricity at 34 generating plants.
We deliver this through a system that includes 1.3 million poles
and more than 70,000 miles of overhead and underground transmission
and distribution lines. Power plants and substations are critical
to the delivery of reliable electric service to your homes and
businesses.
This is how electricity travels from our facilities to your home or business:
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Power plants: When energy leaves a power plant, it enters the electric system at a substation. Since very high electric voltages are required to move electricity long distances, the substation located at the power plant increases the voltage. |
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Transmission lines and poles: The energy then travels from the power plant substation through transmission lines to a substation located in an individual service area, such as your neighborhood. |
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Substations: The substation near your neighborhood reduces the high transmission strength voltage to a lower level that is suitable for local distribution lines. The electricity is transferred to the local distribution lines at this substation. |
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Distribution lines and transformers: The distribution lines carry the electricity to a transformer, a device used for reducing voltage to a level that matches the level of your home. |
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Service lines and meters
A "service line" carries this electricity, in either underground or overhead lines, into the meter at your home. |
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