JUNO BEACH, Fla., Oct. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Dozens of
employees from Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) donated
their time today to help plant 500 seedlings in an endangered pine
rockland area at Camp Matecumbe in Miami. FPL contributed $5,000 to Million Trees Miami to make the
planting possible.
"FPL is proud to support Million Trees Miami grow a healthy
urban forest by planting the right trees in the right place," said
Aletha Player, external affairs
manager for FPL. "Responsible planting helps ensure we can continue
to deliver safe, reliable electric service to our customers. It's
also part of our continued commitment to make Florida an even
better place to raise a family and do business."
"It is investments like FPL's $5,000 donation to Million Trees Miami that will
help us achieve our goal of a 30 percent tree canopy in
Miami-Dade," said Miami Dade Commissioner Dennis C. Moss, Chairman of Neat Streets Miami.
"We appreciate their support and hope it serves as a model for
future corporate greening partnerships."
"We are thrilled with FPL's commitment to planting trees in
District 11—by helping restore Camp Matecumbe's Pineland Reserve,
we are making this park a beautiful respite for all to enjoy," said
Miami-Dade County Commissioner
Juan Zapata.
Vegetation is a leading cause of power outages and flickers,
which is why FPL proactively trims 15,000 miles of vegetation near
power lines each year to help maintain reliable service to its
customers. By selecting the right tree and planting it in the right
place at a safe distance from power lines, customers can help
reduce power outages and flickers in their neighborhoods.
FPL also reminds its customers to make a free call to 811 at
least two full business days before digging to identify underground
utility lines and prevent outages, injuries, environmental
contamination and potential fines.
FPL is proud to support Million Trees Miami's mission of
planting one million trees by 2020 to grow a healthy urban forest
with 30 percent tree canopy coverage for Miami-Dade County.
To learn more about how to plant the right tree in the right
place, visit www.fpl.com/trees.
Florida Power & Light
Company
Florida Power & Light Company
is the third-largest electric utility in the United States, serving approximately 4.8
million customer accounts across nearly half of the state of
Florida. FPL's typical 1,000-kWh residential customer bill is
approximately 30 percent lower than the latest national average
and, in 2014, was the lowest in Florida among reporting utilities for the
fifth year in a row. FPL's service reliability is better than 99.98
percent, and its highly fuel-efficient power plant fleet is one of
the cleanest among all utilities nationwide. The company was
recognized in 2015 as one of the most trusted U.S. electric
utilities by Market Strategies International. A leading Florida
employer with approximately 8,700 employees, FPL is a subsidiary of
Juno Beach, Fla.-based NextEra
Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE), a clean energy company widely recognized
for its efforts in sustainability, ethics and diversity, including
being ranked in the top 10 worldwide for innovativeness and
community responsibility as part of Fortune's 2015 list of "World's
Most Admired Companies." NextEra Energy is also the parent company
of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, which, together with its
affiliated entities, is the world's largest generator of renewable
energy from the wind and sun. For more information, visit these
websites: www.NextEraEnergy.com, www.FPL.com,
www.NextEraEnergyResources.com.
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