The City of Ocala’s Light Up Ocala celebration will return for its 40th year on Saturday, Nov. 23, from 3 to 8 p.m. This year’s theme, “Home for the Holidays,” captures the warmth and joy of the holiday season in the heart of historic downtown Ocala. The lighting ceremony... Continue Reading
Join FMEA in welcoming our new Associate Members to the Florida public power community. Please always remember the companies who support FMEA and the Florida public power community first when you need to purchase goods or services. Icon Engineering, Inc.Icon Engineering is a full service fiber... Continue Reading
Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Florida Power & Light expects to seek approval to collect about $1.2 billion from customers in 2025 to cover costs of restoring power after hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton and to replenish a storm reserve fund. FPL will... Continue Reading
Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Investors have appealed a federal judge’s dismissal of a securities-fraud lawsuit alleging Florida Power & Light and its parent company made misleading statements about involvement in funding "ghost" candidates to... Continue Reading
JEA hosted its tenth annual Light It Forward Awards honoring local human services advocates for their dedication and commitment to serving Jacksonville residents in need at a ceremony at our headquarters today. Created in 2015, this awards program recognizes the people behind the scenes in local... Continue Reading
FMEA’s Electric Bill Comparison for September 2024 shows the average bills of public power utilities across Florida are among the lowest in the state, coming in at an average of $26.89 lower than the average bills of other utilities per 1,000 kWh. Overall, out of fifteen ranked... Continue Reading
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded GRU a $47.5 million grant to bolster electric grid resilience, increase funding to community-based programs and support workforce development. The grant is part of the DOE’s $10.5 billion Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program,... Continue Reading
STATEMENT BY:Amy Zubaly, Executive Director, Florida Municipal Electric Association “Beginning Wednesday night through Thursday morning, Hurricane Milton dealt a devastating blow to the state leaving more than 3.4 million Floridians without power. In the days leading up to Hurricane Milton,... Continue Reading
STATEMENT BY:Amy Zubaly, Executive Director, Florida Municipal Electric Association “Florida public power and mutual aid crews are in the field working 24/7 to restore power. Thousands of personnel have been working tirelessly to survey and assess damage and restore power as quickly and... Continue Reading
STATEMENT BY:Amy Zubaly, Executive Director, Florida Municipal Electric Association “Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm near Siesta Key, just south of Tampa Bay, around 8:30 p.m. last night and continued its trail of destruction across the state into this morning. Milton... Continue Reading
STATEMENT BY:Amy Zubaly, Executive Director, Florida Municipal Electric Association “The Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) and public power communities across Florida are preparing for Hurricane Milton, anticipated to make landfall late Wednesday into Thursday morning along the... Continue Reading
Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. The state Supreme Court on Tuesday again waded into a challenge to a 2021 settlement that increased base electric rates for Florida Power & Light, with the debate focused on a solar-energy program. A coalition of groups,... Continue Reading
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