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Crews Prepared to Assist with Impacts from Winter Storm Fern As the sun rises tomorrow, Jan. 24, the hum of engines, gear and hearty voices will meld as crews prepare a mutual aid deployment. Winter Storm Fern is forecast to hit portions of the Southeast, and a team of 17 personnel from City... Continue Reading

STATEMENT BY:Amy Zubaly, Executive Director, Florida Municipal Electric Association “More than 200 million people in 35 states are projected to be in the path of Winter Storm Fern, which will begin depositing heavy snow and damaging ice on a swath of more than 2,000 miles of land beginning... Continue Reading

FMEA’s Electric Bill Comparison for December 2025 shows the average bills of public power utilities across Florida are among the lowest in the state, coming in at an average of $33.76 lower than the average bills of other utilities per 1,000 kWh. Overall, out of fifteen ranked categories,... Continue Reading

The Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) today announced its 2025 “Restoring Communities Awards,” which recognize Florida public power utilities for their exemplary power restoration efforts in their own communities or their mutual aid efforts outside of their home communities... Continue Reading

The City of Tallahassee was recognized by the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) with a 2025 "Restoring Communities Award" for its support to Marietta, Georgia, following severe winter weather. The award recognizes public power utilities for their exemplary power restoration efforts in... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. With companies looking to build massive data centers across the country amid rapid growth in artificial intelligence and other technology, the Florida Senate on Tuesday started moving forward with a regulatory framework that would... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. The state Office of Public Counsel and consumer groups Monday argued the Florida Supreme Court should overturn regulators’ approval of rate increases for Tampa Electric Co. The Office of Public Counsel, which is designated... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Florida Power & Light and its parent company want a federal appeals court to take another look at a securities-fraud lawsuit that alleges the energy giants made misleading statements about issues such as funding... Continue Reading

Objective: The Substation Electrician (High Voltage Substation Electrical Technician) provides quality craftsmanship on projects as part of a team whose goal is to successfully execute the initiatives of Keys Energy Services (KEYS) of completing projects safely, on-time and within specifications... Continue Reading

FMEA’s Associate Member of the Month for January is Flory Line Construction LLC. Flory Line Construction is a growing powerline construction and restoration company. Its mission is to establish and maintain contracts throughout the country to provide safe, quality emergency powerline... 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. Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc.Raftelis is one of the... Continue Reading

FMEA’s Electric Bill Comparison for November 2025 shows the average bills of public power utilities across Florida are among the lowest in the state, coming in at an average of $32.47 lower than the average bills of other utilities per 1,000 kWh. Overall, out of fifteen ranked categories,... Continue Reading