And now installers across Florida were dealing with power outages and sleeping in their cars because hotels were filled with Rita evacuees.
Five years ago, a Cuban airforce defector in a MIG-29 fighter aircraft -- flying undetected until outside Key West, Florida -- confirmed that he had trained to attack the Turkey Point nuclear power facility in South Florida.
Take a look at Teco Energy, a Florida electricity producer that sells power nationally.
He had the legislature hire three constitutional experts, including Harvard's Charles Fried, to argue that the Florida Supreme Court unconstitutionally rewrote Florida law and usurped executive power.
But at least the necessary four Justices decided there were grounds to weigh in on fairly narrow legal questions: Did the Florida Supreme Court usurp the power of the state legislature by allowing hand counts to continue past the legal deadline?
It is developing giant off-shore wind turbines, biomass power plants (including projects in Florida and Washington with Duke Energy), and, with its Ausra acquisition, solar thermal power plants.
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Ryan Maue at Florida State University has been tracking hurricane power over the years.
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As it showed in 2000, Florida is a swing state with the power to make or break a presidency.
Florida grabbed the lead during its only power play of the period.
Florida contractor Mark Barrett put in geothermal to power his own home, pool and whirlpool.
The most striking part of the bill was that school districts, rather than the Florida High School Athletic Association, would get more power in determining the validity of transfers, which could occur without students sitting out a predetermined amount of time.
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And school districts (which in Florida, are county-wide) will get more power in determining the validity of transfers.
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Its plants supply power to Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida.
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But one of the most interesting sidebars was the power of the Puerto Rican vote in surprising places like Florida.
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It also more experienced politicians, John Kasich and Rob Portman of Ohio, Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania, Jeb Bush of Florida, who see an opportunity to lead the party back to power.
While that project is further along than other proposals, several other offshore wind-power projects have been proposed for New York, New Jersey, Florida, California and Delaware.
And it will all come down to what happens in a few key battleground states like right here in Florida, this state. (Applause.) You all have the power.
Dan Mica, a former Democratic congressman from Florida and now chief executive of the Credit Union National Association, says the party in power will tweak lobbying rules, making influence more transparent.
Their power grew as the US stepped up anti-narcotics operations in the Caribbean and Florida.
Davis is using human power to travel 5, 000 miles on a 10-month trek from the Florida Keys to Canada.
In Florida, for example, the state Public Service Commission (PSC) is hostile to inexpensive coal power while at the same time championing more expensive alternatives.
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Although power has been restored and facilities were functioning again, passengers still have to be flown back to Florida after the ship malfunctioned in the eastern Caribbean.
Although power has been restored and facilities are functioning again, some passengers still have to be flown back to Florida after the ship malfunctioned in the eastern Caribbean.
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