FPSC to Hold Need Determination Hearing for Florida Power & Light's Proposed Transmission Line Project
Summary
The Florida Public Service Commission will hold a public hearing on April 23, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. EDT to consider Florida Power & Light Company's petition for a determination of need for the proposed Andytown-Oasis transmission lines project in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties. The project includes four new transmission lines: one 500kV line from Andytown substation to Oasis substation, one 500kV line from Quarry substation to Oasis substation, one 230kV line from Oasis substation to Quarry substation, and one 230kV line from Oasis substation to Levee substation. The hearing will take place at the Betty Easley Conference Center in Tallahassee.
“The Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) will hold a hearing on Thursday, April 23, 2026 to consider Florida Power & Light Company’s (FPL) petition for a determination of need for a proposed transmission line project in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties.”
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The Florida Public Service Commission has scheduled a public hearing to consider Florida Power & Light Company's petition for a determination of need for the Andytown-Oasis transmission lines project. The proposed project involves four transmission lines totaling approximately 70+ miles of new infrastructure connecting substations in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties, including 500kV and 230kV lines. Affected parties including utilities, renewable energy developers, and industrial consumers in the affected counties may want to attend or submit comments on the proposed transmission infrastructure expansion.
Hearing
- Date
- 2026-04-23 at 09:30
- Location
- Betty Easley Conference Center, Joseph P. Cresse Hearing Room (Room 148), 4075 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, Florida
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NEWS RELEASE Apr 21, 2026 Media Contact: 850-413-6482 FPSC to Hold Need Determination Hearing for Florida Power & Light’s Proposed Transmission Line Project
| TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) will hold a hearing on Thursday, April 23, 2026 to consider Florida Power & Light Company’s (FPL) petition for a determination of need for a proposed transmission line project in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties.
The proposed Andytown-Oasis transmission lines project includes four new transmission lines:
• One 500kV line starting at FPL’s existing Andytown substation in Broward County and ending at FPL’s planned Oasis substation in Miami-Dade County;
• One 500kV line starting at FPL’s existing Quarry substation in Miami-Dade County and ending at FPL’s planned Oasis substation in Miami-Dade County;
• One 230kV line starting at FPL’s planned Oasis substation in Miami-Dade County and ending at FPL’s existing Quarry substation in Miami-Dade County;
• One 230kV line starting at FPL’s planned Oasis substation in Miami-Dade County and ending at FPL’s existing Levee substation in Miami-Dade County.
The hearing is scheduled for the following time and location:
Thursday, April 23, 2026
9:30 a.m. (EDT)
Betty Easley Conference Center
Joseph P. Cresse Hearing Room (Room 148)
4075 Esplanade Way
Tallahassee, Florida
A live broadcast of the hearing will be available on the PSC’s website (click “Watch Live and Archived PSC Events”) and may be broadcast on the Florida Channel (check your local listing). |
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