Florida Power & Light says it’s planning ahead for data center power demand, but not everyone is on board with the strategy. (E&E News)
FPL, which serves more than half the state's population, has a $2.5 billion rate request pending before state regulators—part of that plan? New rates for “large load” customers. FPL says it’s trying to prevent ratepayers from shouldering the burden of supplying power to data centers when—not if—they arrive.
But Florida Energy for Innovation Association (a group that represents potential data center developers) argues the new setup threatens to undermine state economic development efforts.