Glades

Florida Power & Light (FPL) proposed to build two 980 megawatt ultra-supercritical coal plants in Glades County, Florida. The proposed station is referred to as the Glades project.

The Glades County Commission approved the project in September 2006. Prior to this approval, the St. Lucie County Commission denied FPL’s proposal to build the plant. The Sierra Club, Florida Wildlife, Earthjustice, Environment Florida, Save It Now Glades, and other local groups have led a broad opposition to the plant.

In June 2007, the Florida Public Service Commission voted 4-0 to deny the determination of need, ruling that the costs and risks of the new plants were too great.

Project Details
Sponsor: Florida Power & Light Location: Glades County, FL Size: 980 MW (2 units) Type: Ultra-supercritical Projected in service: 2012, 2013 Status: Cancelled (Permit Denied)

Financing

 * Bank of America
 * Citibank
 * JP Morgan Chase
 * Morgan Stanley

Citizen Groups

 * Florida Sierra Club, conservation [at] florida.sierraclub.org
 * Florida Wildlife Federation, Preston Robertson, preston [at] fwfonline.org
 * Earthjustice,, tallahasseeoffice [at] earthjustice.org
 * Environment Florida
 * Save It Now Glades (SING)

Related SourceWatch Articles

 * Carbon Capture and Storage
 * Existing U.S. Coal Plants
 * US proposed coal plants (both active and cancelled)
 * Coal plants cancelled in 2007
 * Coal plants cancelled in 2008
 * Coal plant litigation
 * Florida and coal
 * State-by-state guide to information on coal in the United States (or click on the map)