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Sixty-seven public power electric utilities and utility organizations earned Excellence in Public Power Communications Awards from the American Public Power Association. The awards were presented this week at APPA’s Customer Connections Conference in San Antonio, Texas. The annual awards... Continue Reading

JEA ranked highest in business customer satisfaction for service among mid-size utilities in the South in the 2023 J.D. Power Electric Utility Business Customer Satisfaction Study, J.D. Power announced today. The study measures electric utilities based on surveys from customers. The rankings are... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. After Florida Power & Light said the tab for restoring electricity after Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole was lower than expected, state regulators Thursday approved a proposal that will reduce the amount of storm costs... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Mike La Rosa, a former state House member who joined the Florida Public Service Commission in 2021, was chosen Thursday to become chairman of the utility-regulatory panel. La Rosa will begin a two-year term as chairman in January,... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an attempt to overturn a decision by state regulators that called for Duke Energy Florida customers to pay $7.2 million related to an outage at a power plant. The state Office of... Continue Reading

At its annual Energy Connections Conference and Trade Show in Orlando, the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) today recognized 20 Florida public power utilities with “Building Strong Communities” awards. These awards were presented to Florida public power utilities for their... Continue Reading

FMEA’s Electric Bill Comparison for September 2023 shows the average bills of public power utilities across Florida are among the lowest in the state, coming in at an average of $36.58 lower than the average bills of other utilities per 1,000 kWh. Overall, out of fifteen ranked categories,... Continue Reading

FPUA will increase power grid resiliency across the Fort Pierce service area The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected Fort Pierce Utilities Authority to receive $5,828,993 to enhance and modernize the Fort Pierce electric grid. The funds will advance FPUA’s broader initiative to... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. After Hurricane Idalia tore through parts of its service area, Duke Energy Florida on Monday estimated storm-related costs totaling $91.9 million. Duke filed a proposal at the Florida Public Service Commission seeking approval to... Continue Reading

Innovative Technology Will Increase Resiliency and Decrease Carbon Emissions as OUC Works Toward Clean Energy Future OUC—The Reliable One is installing a 4-megawatt (MW)/8-megawatt-hour (MWh) battery energy storage system in St. Cloud. The project will increase grid resiliency and help... Continue Reading

Letter to the editor In the aftermath of August’s Hurricane Idalia, Florida’s municipal electric utilities did an excellent job restoring power to their communities. The City of Alachua, City of Newberry, City of Williston, and Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) all performed well... Continue Reading

Kissimmee Utility Authority received a 2023 Top Workplaces award by the Orlando Sentinel’s Top Workplaces program. The list includes companies from ten Central Florida counties and is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement... Continue Reading