The Lakeland City Commission voted today to lower the electric fuel charge for Lakeland Electric customers for the next fiscal quarter beginning on January 1, 2025. After giving a presentation Friday, December 13 at the Utility Committee meeting, staff recommended lowering the fuel charge by $2.00... Continue Reading
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Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. In a win for Florida Power & Light, the state Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a dispute stemming from allegations that the utility did not meet obligations to help prevent power outages during 2017’s... Continue Reading
Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. State utility regulators on Tuesday approved a new three-year base rate for Tampa Electric Co. that is set to increase residential customer bills starting in January. Changes to the base rate initially sought by the company... Continue Reading
Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Customers of Florida’s largest power company will see a bump of about $12 in monthly bills next year to cover restoration costs from the 2024 hurricane season. The state Public Service Commission on Tuesday unanimously... Continue Reading
FMEA’s Associate Member of the Month for December is Irby Construction. Irby Construction builds power infrastructure on a turnkey basis. As a premier transmission construction company, they have built high-voltage power line projects that span the entire United States— from the... Continue Reading
Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Florida Power & Light should be able to recover about $1.2 billion from customers to cover costs of restoring power after hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton and to replenish a storm reserve fund, state Public Service... Continue Reading
Dr. Charles E. Moreland will succeed Sheila Pressley as JEA’s chief customer experience officer effective Dec. 2. Pressley will retire in January after 21 years serving JEA and our customers. “I am looking forward to having Charles join JEA’s leadership team. As a lifelong... Continue Reading
FMEA’s Electric Bill Comparison for October 2024 shows the average bills of public power utilities across Florida are among the lowest in the state, coming in at an average of $25.87 lower than the average bills of other utilities per 1,000 kWh. Overall, out of fifteen ranked categories,... 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. BridgeSource Utilities SolutionsBridgeSource Utilities... Continue Reading
Kissimmee Utility Authority is being recognized by The Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) with a “Building Strong Communities” award for making valuable investments that enhance the quality of life in our communities beyond efficient delivery of affordable, reliable, and... Continue Reading
JEA received a “Building Strong Communities” award from the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) for making valuable investments that enhance the quality of life for the Jacksonville community. FMEA presented the award on Nov. 12 at its Energy Connections Conference &... Continue Reading
The Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) recently recognized Fort Pierce Utilities Authority with a “Building Strong Communities” award for making valuable investments that enhance the quality of life in our community, beyond efficient delivery of affordable, reliable, and... Continue Reading
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