FPL delays Levy County nuke plan till at least 2021

The Gainesville Sun reports on May 5, 2010 that Florida Power & Light (FPL) has significantly postponed its plan to build a new reactor in Florida as originally proposed to be finished by 2016 to at least 2021, if ever.  FPL asked state regulators for permission to cut nuclear recovery costs for its customers as the projected cost for the proposed two-unit Levy County nuclear power plant climbed over $17 billion to as much as $22.5 billion for the project. The high cost of nuclear power,  growing legislative pressure to go solar in the "Sunshine State," and ratepayer push back are all attributed as factors in the nuclear utility's decision.