Article reposted from Moody's Rating press release. Assigns A1 to Utility Revenue Bonds Moody's Ratings (Moody's) has assigned an A1 rating to the City of Lake Worth Beach, Florida's approximately $51.5 million Consolidated Utility Revenue Bonds, Series 2025. Additionally, we have upgraded the... Continue Reading
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Podcast reposted with permission from The FCCMA Podcast by the Florida City and County Management Association. The FCCMA Podcast Episode #178Listen to the podcast here. In this episode of the FCCMA Podcast, host Steve Vancore speaks with Randy Knight, City Manager of Winter Park, about the... Continue Reading
FMEA’s Associate Member of the Month for June is POWER Engineers. POWER Engineers, a member of WSP, is an engineering and environmental consulting firm helping clients across multiple sectors navigate the energy transition. Together, POWER and WSP’s 73,300 experts deliver their... Continue Reading
Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. With another potentially active Atlantic hurricane season on the horizon, Florida is preparing for the possibility the federal government won’t respond like it has in the past. After the state was hit by three hurricanes in... 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. UtilityPowerUtilityPower is one of four subsidiaries of... Continue Reading
FMEA’s Electric Bill Comparison for April 2025 shows the average bills of public power utilities across Florida are among the lowest in the state, coming in at an average of $33.29 lower than the average bills of other utilities per 1,000 kWh. Overall, out of fifteen ranked categories,... Continue Reading
Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Pointing to electricity needed to power artificial intelligence, a group representing developers of data centers has requested approval to intervene in a regulatory case about Florida Power & Light’s proposal to increase... Continue Reading
The Kissimmee Utility Authority board of directors interviewed eight applicants on Wednesday to fill an upcoming vacancy on the five-member volunteer utility board. The new board member will replace outgoing director Ethel Urbina, who has served on the board since 2013. The KUA board interviewed... Continue Reading
Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. State regulators Tuesday kept in place their approval of base-rate increases for Tampa Electric Co., but a challenge to the rates likely will play out at the Florida Supreme Court. The Florida Public Service Commission largely... Continue Reading
The Project Engineer is tasked with providing overall project management, contract management, budgeting, control, coordination and execution of assigned projects. Manage project engineering from beginning to end. Budget/estimate project costs; develop bid specifications, contractor technical... Continue Reading
FMEA’s Associate Member of the Month for May is Milwaukee Tool. Since the company began in 1924, Milwaukee Tool has led the industry in developing innovative solutions that deliver increased productivity and unmatched durability for professional construction users. Whether it is through its... Continue Reading
STATEMENT BY:Amy Zubaly, Executive Director, Florida Municipal Electric Association "The Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) applauds the Florida Legislature for passing Senate Bill 1386/House Bill 857, which installs further protections for utility workers by reclassifying and... Continue Reading