Florida Power & Light on Dec. 19 will issue a request for proposals to develop one or both parts of a planned 700-mile, multibillion-dollar natural gas pipeline, FPL said Dec. 10.
The 560-mile “upstream” portion would run from west-central Alabama to near Orlando; the 140-mile “downstream” portion would run from Orlando to FPL’s Martin power station in southern Florida, said FPL spokesman Richard Gibbs. Both portions must be operational by May 2017.