Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Power companies and cooperatives in Florida continue to brace facilities and engage in mock storm training events in preparation for hurricane season, despite some forecasts of a “below normal” period with relatively... Continue Reading
The City of Tallahassee will celebrate this Earth Day, April 22, with the opening of its first zero-emission electric vehicle fast-charging station. Equipped with Level 3 DC fast-chargers, this uniquely designed canopied station features the fastest and most powerful commercially available EV... Continue Reading
General Definition of Work Leads, oversees, participates and performs difficult skilled and technical work involving the maintenance and repair of equipment associated with electrical power generation. Does related work as required. Work is performed under the general supervision of the... Continue Reading
FMEA’s Electric Bill Comparison for April 2026 shows the average bills of public power utilities across Florida are among the lowest in the state, coming in at an average of $25.46 lower than the average bills of other utilities per 1,000 kWh. Overall, out of fifteen ranked categories,... Continue Reading
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF CLASS This is a highly technical and management-level supervisory position. This position schedules and directs the operations, maintenance, and environmental activities of multi-fueled, high-pressure steam, combined-cycle, and reciprocating internal combustion engine... Continue Reading
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The Records and Information Management Specialist serves as the primary contact for all public records requests and works in unison with all departments to coordinate the initiative to become paperless. This position will be responsible for the scanning, collection,... Continue Reading
Kissimmee Utility Authority staff members will take part in a mock disaster drill on Thursday, April 9 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 will involve a wide range of... Continue Reading
The City of Leesburg will celebrate Arbor Day this year with a tree giveaway. In partnership with Cherrylake, Inc. and Leesburg in Bloom, the city will distribute 250 1-gallon bald cypress trees to residents. The event will be held on Saturday, April 18, 2026 at Ski Beach Park, 201 Lake Harris... Continue Reading
Lakeland Electric has earned a Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3)® designation from the American Public Power Association for providing reliable and safe electric service to the Lakeland, Polk City and Polk County community. The RP3 designation, which lasts for three years, recognizes... Continue Reading
General Definition of Work Instrument Controls & Electrical Technician I Performs difficult skilled and technical work involving the repair, inspection, maintenance and calibrating of electrical equipment, process controllers, analog and digital process indicators, distributed control... Continue Reading
Seven Florida municipal electric utilities have earned designation as a Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3)® from the American Public Power Association (APPA) for providing reliable and safe electric service. Earning the designation this year are Lakeland Electric, the City of Mount Dora, and... Continue Reading
FMEA’s Associate Member of the Month for April is Tempest Energy, LLC. Tempest Energy was conceived out of a realization that the electric utility industry and their respective communities were continually being challenged by natural disasters that destroyed the electric grid and interrupted... Continue Reading
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