It was rubber stamped by the Florida state governor and cabinet in spite of objections from Miami-Dade County, the City of Miami, the City of South Miami, and the Village of Pinecrest. ( SOURCE )
FPL won’t pay for the project. It will be costly for Floridians and profitable for FPL. The expansion’s cost-effectiveness is not certain, even by FPL’s own projections. ( SOURCE )
The new power lines will not be built to South Florida’s hurricane standards. FPL refused to invest in safer, underground transmission lines. ( SOURCE )