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Local Happenings from page 8 Strengthening The FPL Grid Throughout Florida produced and sold. The company serves more than 5.6 million
Since 2006, FPL has invested over $5 billion, as well customer accounts supporting more than 11 million residents
• As of this year, will have inspected 100 percent of as ongoing maintenance and improvement work, to make across Florida with clean, reliable and affordable electricity.
power poles in Stuart over the past eight-year inspection the energy grid stronger and smarter. This includes: FPL operates one of the cleanest power generation fleets in the
cycle, strengthening or replacing those that no longer • Strengthening nearly all of its main power lines United States and in 2020 won the ReliabilityOne National
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meet FPL’s standards. serving critical community facilities and services, such as Reliability Excellence Award, presented by PA Consulting, for
• Installing smart grid technology, including six police and fire stations, hospitals and 911 centers; more the fifth time in the last six years. The company was recognized
automated switches on main and neighborhood power than 60 percent of all feeders, or main power lines, are in 2020 as one of the most trusted U.S. electric utilities by
lines to help detect problems and restore service faster hardened or underground Escalent for the seventh consecutive year. FPL is a subsidiary
when outages occur • Installing more than 5 million smart meters and more of Juno Beach, Florida-based NextEra Energy Inc. (NYSE:
• Inspecting one main power line and equipment using than 155,000 intelligent devices along the energy grid NEE), a clean energy company widely recognized for its efforts
infrared technology to detect issues before they cause a using advanced technology that helps detect problems in sustainability, ethics and diversity, and has been ranked No.
power interruption. and restore service faster if outages occur 1 in the electric and gas utilities industry in Fortune’s 2020
When the planned 2021 work is completed, FPL will • Proactively reviewing about 15,000 miles of power list of “World’s Most Admired Companies.” NextEra Energy
have made the following improvements in and near Stuart lines each year and trimming and removing vegetation is also the parent company of NextEra Energy Resources,
since the historic 2004/05 hurricane seasons: where necessary to keep lines clear and help prevent outages LLC, which, together with its affiliated entities, is the world’s
• Strengthened 20 main power lines, including • Beginning the second eight-year inspection cycle of largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun
those that serve critical services that are necessary for the company’s 1.2 million power poles and upgrading and a world leader in battery storage. For more information
communities to recover faster after major storms or replacing those that no longer meet FPL’s standards about NextEra Energy companies, visit these websites: www.
• Reviewed 1,704 miles of power lines, clearing an for strength (approximately 150,000 poles inspected NextEraEnergy.com, www.FPL.com, www.GulfPower.com,
average of 113 miles of tree branches and vegetation per annually) www.NextEraEnergyResources.com.
year • Continuing the replacement of wooden transmission
• Inspected all 8,712 power poles every eight years structures with new ones made of steel or concrete;
• Installed smart grid technology, including 1,130 98 percent of transmission structures are now steel or
automated switches on main and neighborhood power lines concrete, and by 2022, 100 percent is expected to be steel
• Inspected 43 main power lines and equipment using or concrete
infrared technology. • Beginning the Storm Secure Underground Program,
As part of the Storm Protection Plan approved by a three-year pilot to determine cost-effective ways
the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC), FPL to replace overhead power lines with more reliable
estimates that between 300 and 500 neighborhood power underground lines in select neighborhoods to enhance
lines will be placed underground annually from 2021 reliability in good weather and bad. In Hurricane Irma,
to 2022. Over the next 10 years, FPL plans to continue neighborhood underground power lines performed 85
investing about $1 billion annually on storm hardening. percent better than overhead power lines; nearly 50
These programs are a continuation of the company’s percent of FPL’s 68,000 miles of distribution power lines
existing hardening programs and have benefited are already underground.
customers by successfully reducing restoration costs and FPL was named the winner of the 2020 ReliabilityOne™
outage times during major storms, as well as improving National Reliability Excellence Award presented by PA
day-to-day service reliability. Consulting. This is the fifth time in six years that the
“FPL’s efforts to build the nation’s most intelligent company has received the national award for providing
and reliable energy grid have resulted in a more than 40 superior service reliability to the more than 11 million
percent improvement in service reliability since 2006 people across Florida that it serves. FPL is one out of two
for our customers,” said Manny Miranda, senior vice electric companies that has received this national award
president of power delivery for FPL. “As our service five times.
reliability has improved, we continue our efforts to Florida Power & Light Company
embrace emerging technology to find innovative ways Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) is the largest energy
to deliver reliable and affordable energy.” company in the United States as measured by retail electricity
Pet Matters

by Pat Deshong, President of Furry Friends that we had her dog! Featured Adoptables
Adoption, Clinic & Ranch, April 2021 It was a tear jerking reunion when Susan and Marley were
finally reunited. Susan said "12 out of 10!! I am so grateful that Tommi
“For the Love of Animals” you found my baby!! Just thank you, THANK YOU a million Tommi is a very loving fellow
times over!" with tears of joy watering in her eyes.
features real stories happening Always microchip your pets, and please always remember to
at Furry Friends in Jupiter. We only hire pet sitters and dog walkers from a reputable source, and and purrs loudly even while
are The Humane Society of get references! Our veterinary clinic is open to the public and getting a bath - yes a bubble
Greater Jupiter/Tequesta and the offers microchipping, a staff member would be happy to walk you bath. He would be happiest in
only no-kill shelter open to the through how to properly register and update your chip information. a home with at least one other
public in northern Palm Beach When considering adding a furry family member to your family, cat as he prefers not to be alone,
County. We’ve been rescuing, please visit our Palm City Ranch at 4841 SW Zarrella Street or our
rehabilitating, and re-homing new Jupiter Adoption Center at 100 Capital Street in the Jupiter he enjoys playing with kittens
the homeless animals in our Commerce Park. PLEASE CALL 561-747-5311 AND MAKE AN as well. He is approximately
community for more than 30 APPOINTMENT PRIOR TO VISITING EITHER LOCATION 5 years old and needs to be on
years. Our not for profit 501c3 DUE TO COVID-19. canned as he lost all of his teeth
organization consists of our due to dental disease. Tommi is
Jupiter based adoption center, Blessings to you for your support and faith in us… all for the
veterinary clinic (open to the LOVE of animals! a truly wonderful cat who will make a wonderful addition
public), thrift boutique, and to a loving home.
Palm City Ranch.
Patricia Deshong, President Suri

In a heartwarming The Extreme Makeover in the Cat Cottage at Suri is a social butterfly, she
story that went viral, Palm City is underway! is fantastic with people and other
Susan and Marley The cats in our dogs. She is house trained, great
get reunited thanks to Jupiter Adoption in the car, and very good on
the detective work of Center have the leash. Suri even knows her
Furry Friends. been enjoying an basic commands, she is an A++
Susan was going amazing, brand
to be in the hospital new facility since student. She is approximately
for a few days, and its opening in 60lbs, a 6 year old hound mix.
like many of us do, early 2020, while The very loving lady is looking
hired a dog walker to the cats up at for just the right owner to call
take care of her dog the Ranch have her own.
Marley. This "dog been occupying
walker", took the the cottage that
money up front, stole the dog's bed, leash, collar and crate and opened over a
did the unthinkable...dumped Marley on the street. decade now (with
A good Samaritan, Katrin Bruns, found Marley wandering in minimal updates).
her neighborhood. Poor Marley looked as though she had been out Please help us
on the street for days when the dog walker was hired. Thankfully spread the love
Katrin had the sense to coax Marley into her car and take her to by donating items
Furry Friends. from our Amazon
Although Marley had a microchip, the information was not up wish list. Or, if
to date. The Furry Friends team took it upon themselves to hunt you would like to
down Marley's owner. They backtraced the microchip number contribute a dollar
to a different shelter who had a different phone number and an amount to some of the larger purchases, like furniture, you can
email (but there was one problem... Susan was in the hospital and specify your donation to the "Cat Cottage Makeover" on our
therefore not able to be reached). donation page. furryfriendsadoption.org/donate/
The team at Furry Friends was so determined to get a hold of
someone, they searched deep into social media to find Susan and
locate her children, and eventually were able to get word to Susan Paid Advertisement