Florida Power & Light (FPL) says it could delay by as many as four years any further progress toward constructing the proposed expansion of its Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station in Florida City. Instead, in a petition submitted in April to the Florida Public Service Commission, the utility stated that it currently plans “to only incur costs associated with obtaining and then maintaining its license, permits and certifications during the period 2017 to 2020.” As a result, FPL argued that it should not be required to submit another feasibility study for the project, as is usually required.
In its petition to the state requesting a waiver of the feasibility review, the utility argues that the statute indicates this step is required only when seeking commission approval to begin preconstruction. The state previously approved, in 2008, a determination of need for the project.