Our Environment
- Building for a Sustainable Future
We're your neighbors
| We're taking care of business | We're
enhancing our commitment | We're building
better communities through stronger relationships
We believe meeting the demand for cost-effective production of
electric power must go hand-in-hand with preserving, protecting
and enhancing our environment.
We're your neighbors
We are focused on
- anticipating and understanding our customers'
needs
- building long-term relationships in the
neighborhoods and communities of which we're a part, and
- being open-minded and receptive to new ideas.
We are committed to
- comply with the spirit and intent, as well
as the letter of environmental laws, regulations and standards
- incorporate environmental protection and
stewardship as an integral part of the design, construction, operation
and maintenance of our facilities
- encourage the wise use of energy to minimize
the impact on the environment
- communicate effectively on environmental
issues, and
- conduct periodic self-evaluations and report
performance.
We're taking care
of business
Every major decision we make includes careful
consideration to its environmental impact. It is our policy that
- the Board of Directors reviews company environmental
strategies and performance
- operating divisions' business plans include
environmental performance as a key component
- we regularly conduct environmental audits
of our facilities and operations
- environmental factors make up a big part
of company "due diligence" research
- employees are trained in many aspects of
environmental awareness and management, and
- employee performance evaluations consider
whether environmental targets have been completed successfully.
While we continue to add new power plants across
the nation, we also utilize energy conservation programs in Florida
to help individual customers reduce their demand for electricity.
We're enhancing our
commitment
We strive for more efficient operations and
improved performance with less impact on the environment. Also:
- We have a keen interest in managing water
wisely as a valued natural resource.
- Our commitment to reduce emissions has yielded
important dividends for air quality.
- We look for opportunities to properly dispose
of waste and to recycle and re-use materials required for company
operations.
- We look for ways to improve our operations
to minimize impacts on wildlife near our facilities.
We're building better
communities through stronger relationships
- We offer an array of information to schools,
community groups and individuals about how we do business and
the environmental issues we all care about.
- We solicit the views of community members
before we undertake major electric system expansion or upgrade
projects.
- Many of the environmental projects we undertake
are driven by a strong network of employee volunteers.
- We have donated land and implemented a number
of innovative programs to aid local conservation and recreation
activities.
- We work in partnership with community groups
to preserve and enhance recreational opportunities as we grow
our business.
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