Eric Silagy

 

 

Florida Power &
Light Company

Senior VP,
Regulatory & State
Gov. Affairs

 

N. Palm Beach, Florida
Eric Silagy currently serves as senior vice president of regulatory and state governmental affairs at Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), one of the nation’s leading electric utilities, where he has responsibility for directing regulatory and legislative policies.

Previously, he served as FPL’s chief development officer and was responsible for managing all generation development at the utility, including renewable, fossil and nuclear projects. He also served as vice president / general manager for the Texas region at FPL Energy, now NextEra Energy Resources, where he managed all business activities related to the company’s generation assets in the region. Prior to undertaking his duties in Texas, Mr. Silagy served as vice president, business development for NextEra Energy Resources with responsibility for managing and supporting all merger and acquisition activities, including all nuclear power plant acquisitions.
 

Mr. Silagy has also served as vice president, mergers, acquisitions & divestitures at Entergy Wholesale Operations, based in Houston, and as vice president, development, Southeast Asia for The Wing Group, a subsidiary of Western Resources.
He held several positions of increasing responsibility on the staff of U. S. Senator J. Bennett Johnston of Louisiana, including chief of staff.

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) is the largest electric utility in Florida and one of the largest rate-regulated utilities in the United States. FPL serves approximately 4.5 million customer accounts in Florida and is a leading employer in the state with 10,500 employees. The company consistently outperforms national averages for service reliability while customer bills are below the national average. A clean energy leader, FPL has one of the lowest emissions profiles and one of the leading energy efficiency programs among utilities nationwide. FPL is a subsidiary of Juno Beach, Fla.-based NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: FPL). For more information, visit www.FPL.com.