FPL Group Signs Contract with Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation.Business Editors JUNO BEACH This article is about the beach codenamed in WWII. For other uses, see Juno Beach (disambiguation) Juno Beach was one of the landing sites for Allied invaders on the coast of Normandy during D-Day. It was situated between Sword Beach and Gold Beach. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2004 FPL Group (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :FPL) today announced it has signed an agreement with Siemens Westinghouse Siemens Power Generation, Inc (SPGI) is a power generation company based in the United States. Run by the German Siemens AG Corporation, Formerly Siemens Westinghouse, SPGI, was formed by the acquisition of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation by the Siemens power generation Power Corporation (SWPC SWPC Space Weather Prediction Center (NOAA; Boulder, CO) SWPC Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation SWPC Smaller War Plants Corporation (USA) SWPC Surface Water Protection Criteria SWPC Secondary Wood Products Consortium ) to support FPL Group's generation equipment for which SWPC was the original equipment manufacturer. The contract covers 20 combustion turbines, about one-third of FPL's combustion turbine fleet. Additionally, steam turbines are covered under this agreement for both fossil fuel and nuclear operations. The contract will run through 2012 and defines the relationship for goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. required to support the turbines. FPL expects to increase efficiency and reliability with the support of SWPC's engineering resources. FPL Group, with annual revenues of more than $9 billion, is nationally known as a high quality, efficient, and customer-driven organization focused on energy-related products and services. With a growing presence in 26 states, it is widely recognized as one of the country's premier power companies. Its principal subsidiary, Florida Power & Light Company, serves more than 4.2 million customer accounts in Florida. FPL Energy, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , an FPL Group energy-generating subsidiary, is a leader in producing electricity from clean and renewable fuels. Additional information is available on the Internet at http://www.FPLGroup.com, http://www.FPL.com and http://www.FPLEnergy.com. Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation (SWPC), headquartered in Orlando, Florida, is the regional business entity in the Americas for Siemens Power Generation's global fossil-fuel power generation business, which has an installed fleet of more than 600,000 megawatts worldwide. Siemens Power Generation offers environmentally friendly, cost-effective products, and service and support, including gas and steam turbine-generator technology; process control and power management systems; operations and maintenance support; power plant modernization and upgrades; and fuel cells for the distributed generation market. In fiscal 2003, Siemens PG posted sales amounting to approximately EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 7 billion. Group profit amounted to EUR 1,171 million. PG has a workforce of more than 30,000 worldwide. Further information at: http://www.siemens.com/siemenswestinghouse |
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