By Paul Owers, South Florida Sun-Sentinel May 1--Florida Power & Light Co., the state's largest utility, said Wednesday it will spend roughly $2 billion to convert its Riviera Beach and Cape Canaveral power plants from oil to natural gas the next five years.

Energy experts are trying to figure out today why a small malfunction shut down a major nuclear power plant and knocked out electricity to one-sixth of Florida's population.

It took only three minutes for an overheated switch and then a fire at a power substation near Miami Tuesday afternoon to shut down a nuclear plant south of the city and trigger Florida's largest blackout in at least 20 years. Figuring out why is going to take longer. Florida Power & Light Co.

By John Dorschner, The Miami Herald Jun. 1--Just as hurricane season starts, Florida Power & Light's expert in storm restoration is leaving the company.

Florida Power & Light Company (NYSE:FPL) said today that it is pleased to see that the primary recommendation from the Florida Public Service Commission staff recognizes the utility's need to build an advanced clean coal technology power plant to meet customers' future energy demands.