Speed up Florida pipeline approval, NextEra subsidiary tells feds

NextEra, parent company of FPL, is asking for expedited permit approval for this large pipeline. Click title for link.

Florida Southeast Connection LLC, the NextEra Energy subsidiary seeking to construct, own and operate a 126-mile natural gas pipeline from Central Florida to Martin County, has submitted a massive formal application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Florida Southeast Connection is asking for a shortened approval procedure so that the pipeline can be in service by May 1, 2017. NextEra is the parent company of Florida Power & Light, which would be the pipeline’s main customer.
Sabal Trail, the pipeline’s northern 465 miles, would originate in Alabama and run through Georgia and North Florida. NextEra and Houston-based Spectra Energy are partners in that portion.