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OUC Receives “Environmental Champion” Award for Sixth Consecutive Year
OUC Receives “Environmental Champion” Award for Sixth Consecutive Year

Utility ranked first among electric companies in the South by Escalent OUC—The Reliable One has been named a 2023 Environmental Champion in Escalent’s Cogent Syndicated 2023 Utility Trusted Brand and Customer Engagement: Residential study. Only 30 utilities nationwide were recognized... Continue Reading

Date posted05/1/2023


FMEA Releases Monthly Bill Comparison Report for March 2023
FMEA Releases Monthly Bill Comparison Report for March 2023

FMEA’s Electric Bill Comparison for March 2023 shows the average bills of public power utilities across Florida are $15.50 less than the average bills for investor-owned utilities per 1,000 kWh. Overall, out of fifteen ranked categories, the City of Quincy reported the lowest bills in ten... Continue Reading

Postedby Elizabeth Bendele
Date posted04/28/2023


Trierweiler Tapped as Public Counsel
Trierweiler Tapped as Public Counsel

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Walt Trierweiler, an attorney at the Florida Public Service Commission and retired Army lieutenant colonel, was chosen Thursday to serve as state public counsel. With no discussion, the Legislature’s Joint Committee on... Continue Reading

Date posted04/21/2023


Reedy Creek Proposal Emerges in Senate
Reedy Creek Proposal Emerges in Senate

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. After Gov. Ron DeSantis refueled a battle this week with Walt Disney Co., a Senate committee Wednesday will take up a proposal aimed at undoing an agreement between Disney and the former Reedy Creek Improvement District board.... Continue Reading

Date posted04/19/2023


Utilities Could Get Liability Shield
Utilities Could Get Liability Shield

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Utilities couldn’t be held liable for damages caused by outages related to such things as hurricanes, under a change added Monday to a Florida House bill. The House Appropriations Committee unanimously approved the bill (HB... Continue Reading

Date posted04/17/2023


KUA Stages Mock Disaster Ahead of Hurricane Season
KUA Stages Mock Disaster Ahead of Hurricane Season

Kissimmee Utility Authority staff members took part in a mock disaster drill on Wednesday, April 12 to test the readiness of the utility for this year’s hurricane season. The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1 and ends November 30. The four-hour drill involved a wide range of... Continue Reading

Date posted04/12/2023


KUA Earns National Award for Reliable Electric Operations
KUA Earns National Award for Reliable Electric Operations

Kissimmee Utility Authority has received national recognition for achieving exceptional electric reliability in 2022. The recognition comes from the American Public Power Association (APPA), a trade group that represents more than 2,000 not-for-profit, community-owned electric utilities.APPA helps... Continue Reading

Date posted04/10/2023


Regulators Could Trim FPL Bills
Regulators Could Trim FPL Bills

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. State regulators Tuesday could approve a proposal that would reduce Florida Power & Light customers’ bills in May because of lower-than-expected natural gas prices. The proposal, which will go before the Public Service... Continue Reading

Date posted04/3/2023


Lakeland Electric Offers Free Trees Through Arbor Day Foundation's Energy-Saving Trees Program
Lakeland Electric Offers Free Trees Through Arbor Day Foundation's Energy-Saving Trees Program

Lakeland Electric is providing free trees to customers through Energy-Saving Trees, an Arbor Day Foundation program that helps conserve energy and reduce energy bills through strategic tree planting. A grant this year from the Florida Forest Service has increased the number of trees available to... Continue Reading

Date posted04/3/2023


Lawmakers Could Cap Utility Money Transfers
Lawmakers Could Cap Utility Money Transfers

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. In a proposal that could cost some cities millions of dollars, a House panel on Tuesday approved a bill that would restrict how much money can be transferred from municipal utilities into city general funds. The House Energy,... Continue Reading

Date posted03/22/2023


Class Action Gets Go-Ahead in FPL Irma Outages
Class Action Gets Go-Ahead in FPL Irma Outages

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. An appeals court said Wednesday that Florida Power & Light can face a class-action lawsuit stemming from power outages in Hurricane Irma, which barreled up the state in 2017. A three-judge panel of the 3rd District Court of... Continue Reading

Date posted03/22/2023


FMEA Statement Regarding Proposed Committee Substitute for HB 1331, Amendment to SB 1380
FMEA Statement Regarding Proposed Committee Substitute for HB 1331, Amendment to SB 1380

STATEMENT BY:Amy Zubaly, Executive Director, Florida Municipal Electric Association Regarding Proposed Committee Substitute for HB 1331, Amendment to SB 1380 “The proposed substitute language for House Bill 1331 and an amendment to Senate Bill 1380 will hurt municipal utility communities... Continue Reading

Date posted03/21/2023