“Our
operations and maintenance costs are 30 percent better than the
industry average. That’s a testament to our innovative employees
and it’s one of the ways we offer such a great value proposition
for our customers - bills that are the lowest in the state and 25
percent lower than the national average,” said Jim Robo, chief
operating officer for FPL’s parent company, NextEra Energy.
Juno
Beach, FL (April 28, 2012) -- Tom Kipp learned just how serious
Florida
Power & Light is about safety and reliability
when he stopped by a booth at the company’s 18th annual Quality,
Safety and Innovation Expo.
An
FPL business client and the vice president of Production for
Hoerbiger Corporation of America, Inc., Kipp was given a hands-on
demonstration of how to safely cut metal cables by the employees of
FPL’s Distribution team.
“One
of the things I noticed was the enthusiasm of the FPL employees,”
said Kipp of the Expo. “The Operational Excellence’s focus on
continuous improvement appears not just to be a flavor of the month
here. Whether it’s an engineer or a technician or someone from
Human Resources, all those I met have the same commitment to
improvement. The leadership has managed to make it a culture, rather
than a program.”
The
Expo is a companywide showcase of projects created by FPL employees
to improve efficiency, reliability and safety. Welcoming thousands of
people and featuring nearly 70 exhibition booths at the Juno Beach
headquarters, the Expo spanned FPL’s customer-focused capabilities,
ranging from advancing electric-vehicle technology to reducing power
outages caused by pine and palm trees. Kipp was one of 98 business
clients invited to attend the day-long event on April 27.
Sponsored
by FPL’s departments of Corporate Operational Excellence and
Corporate Safety, the Expo is an opportunity for teams of employees
to share how they've employed Six Sigma-based quality techniques to
solve process problems and improve existing programs. FPL offers
employees an extensive Six Sigma program that awards certifications
for varying levels of training, helping to create a network of more
than 1,000 efficiency experts.
“The
projects you're seeing on display here today are just part of FPL’s
relentless pursuit of efficiency,” said Jim Robo, chief operating
officer for FPL’s parent company, NextEra Energy. “Our operations
and maintenance costs are 30 percent better than the industry
average. That’s a testament to our innovative employees and it’s
one of the ways we offer such a great value proposition for our
customers - bills that are the lowest in the state and 25 percent
lower than the national average.”
To
see more from the Expo visit:
http://newsroom.fpl.com/index.php?s=31538&item=30871.
About
Florida Power & Light Company
Florida
Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in Florida
and one of the largest rate-regulated utilities in the United States.
FPL serves 4.5 million customer accounts in Florida and is a leading
employer in the state with approximately 10,000 employees. The
company consistently outperforms national averages for service
reliability while customer bills are below the national average. A
clean energy leader, FPL has one of the lowest emissions profiles and
one of the leading energy efficiency programs among utilities
nationwide. FPL is a subsidiary of Juno Beach, Fla. - based NextEra
Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE). For more information, visit
http://www.FPL.com.
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