The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released their "Top Ten" lists of utility companies' "green power programs."  Per the U.S. Department of Energy's website:

NREL has compiled extensive data on utility green power programs and produced the following "Top Ten" lists of program characteristics and results: total sales of renewable energy to program participants; total number of customer participants; customer participation rates; and the lowest premium charged to support new renewables development.

And Florida Power & Light made two of the lists:

• Total Number of Customer Participants
• Green Pricing Program Renewable Energy Sales

Florida Power & Light's program is called "Sunshine Energy" and develops solar, wind and biomass to serve Florida's ever growing energy needs. 

In just one year as a Sunshine Energy customer, you can avoid over 10,800 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions nationwide ? that's equal to as much as a car would produce in almost 12,000 miles of driving, recycling 26,625 aluminum cans or recycling 4,326 pounds of newspaper.

As a result of FP&L's "Sunshine Energy" program, the second largest solar array in the southeast United States is now operating, as are the solar panels installed by FP&L at the Miami Museum of Science, South Miami Senior High School, and MAST Academy.  In partnership with Green Mountain Energy, FP&L is also investing in wind farms and biomass energy technology.  The "Sunshine Energy" program is now available to non-residential customers as well.

For more information about South Florida "green" programs and resources, give me a call at 305-801-3133 or visit my website www.MelanieSellsMiami.com