Mayor Carlos Gimenez and a contingent met with Florida Power and Light officials Wednesday to hear about plans for upgrades at the Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant. 

FPL officials said the upgrades of units 3 and 4 at the plant will create 5,000 jobs for contractors, including engineers, service workers and other crews, although not all the jobs will be in South Florida. 

The upgrade, plus another upgrade in St. Lucie County, will cost $2.5 billion. FPL officials sad that because of increased efficiency and more power, the move will eventually save customers $4.8 billion, the equivalent of powering 270,000 more homes. 

Expansion plans for units 6 and 7 at Turkey Point are still in the approval process, which takes years. 

FPL said customers are already paying for those plans and the upgrades in their bills.