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Florida Municipal Electric Association to Hold 21st Annual Florida Lineman Competition 
Florida Municipal Electric Association to Hold 21st Annual Florida Lineman Competition 

Tallahassee, Fla. – The Florida Lineman Competition, which was established by the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA), will take place Friday, Feb. 25, through Saturday, Feb. 26. Last year’s competition was canceled due to COVID-19, but this year marks its return. Electric... Continue Reading

Postedby Dave Heller (deleted)
Date posted02/16/2022


FMEA Honors Florida Public Power Utilities with “Restoring Communities Awards”
FMEA Honors Florida Public Power Utilities with “Restoring Communities Awards”

Tallahassee, Fla. — The Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) today honored 10 Florida Public Power utilities with “Restoring Communities Awards.” FMEA recognized utilities for either providing or receiving mutual aid following significant weather events or emergencies... Continue Reading

Postedby Dave Heller (deleted)
Date posted02/7/2022


FMEA Coordinates Mutual Aid Crews to Help Restore Power Following Winter Storm
FMEA Coordinates Mutual Aid Crews to Help Restore Power Following Winter Storm

Tallahassee, Fla. – The Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) has assembled public power crews from across the state to aid with power restoration efforts in anticipation of the winter storm projected to produce widespread impacts across several regions throughout the holiday... Continue Reading

Postedby Dave Heller (deleted)
Date posted01/14/2022


Lake Worth Beach Electric Utility begins large project
Lake Worth Beach Electric Utility begins large project

Lake Worth Beach Electric Utility has embarked on an expansive project to provide more reliable and resilient service for our customers. As part of our ongoing System Hardening and Reliability Improvement Program, crews are working to install poles that can withstand a Category 5 hurricane and... Continue Reading

Postedby Dave Heller (deleted)
Date posted12/13/2021


KUA Unveils LED Landscape Lighting along Broadway in Partnership with the City of Kissimmee
KUA Unveils LED Landscape Lighting along Broadway in Partnership with the City of Kissimmee

Kissimmee Utility Authority was thrilled to unveil new downtown landscape lighting to further enhance vibrant Historic Downtown Kissimmee. This state of the art lighting project in partnership with the City of Kissimmee provides a captivating, colorful landscape to celebrate holidays and special... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted10/13/2021


OUC Sponsors Tennis Programs for Vets, People with Disabilities
OUC Sponsors Tennis Programs for Vets, People with Disabilities

Offered by U.S. Tennis Association in Lake Nona, Free Clinics Promote Physical Activity OUC — The Reliable One announced today that it is sponsoring the U.S. Tennis Association’s free tennis programs for military veterans and people with disabilities. The USTA’s military tennis... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted10/30/2019


Kissimmee Sets All-Time Record for Electricity Usage
Kissimmee Sets All-Time Record for Electricity Usage

Kissimmee residents used more electricity Tuesday than at any other time in the utility’s 118-year history, thanks to scorching temperatures and triple-digit heat indexes that had air conditioners working overtime. Kissimmee Utility Authority recorded an instantaneous system peak of 380.8... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted05/29/2019


KUA Wins 8 Regional Public Relations Awards
KUA Wins 8 Regional Public Relations Awards

Kissimmee Utility Authority won eight awards at the 2019 Image Awards, an annual competition sponsored by the Orlando Area Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association. The winners were announced Tuesday evening in a ceremony held at Rollins College in Winter Park. The Image Awards... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted04/24/2019


OUC to Consider New Technologies Under Resource Plan
OUC to Consider New Technologies Under Resource Plan

he board of the Orlando Utilities Commission on Dec. 11 approved the creation of an Electric Integrated Resource Plan that calls for a review of the utility’s generation needs in light of the growing penetration of distributed energy resources, such as solar power, and a call to move to 100%... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted12/17/2018


JEA Board of Directors Names Zahn New CEO
JEA Board of Directors Names Zahn New CEO

The JEA Board of Directors named Aaron Zahn Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director. Zahn has served as Interim CEO and Managing Director since April, 2018, when the Board of Directors voted to appoint him to lead the Authority until a permanent CEO was selected. Prior to coming to... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted11/28/2018


Mutual Aid Exercise Tackles Scenario Involving Major California Flooding
Mutual Aid Exercise Tackles Scenario Involving Major California Flooding

The American Public Power Association on Oct. 29 held a public power mutual aid exercise in which participants role played a scenario that involved significant flooding in several California cities. Representatives from more than 30 public power utilities and joint action and state associations... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted11/14/2018


Power 100 Percent Restored to North Florida Public Power Customers Impacted By Hurricane Michael
Power 100 Percent Restored to North Florida Public Power Customers Impacted By Hurricane Michael

Less than two weeks following the devastation of nearly Category 5 Hurricane Michael, the strongest hurricane to ever hit the Panhandle region, power has been fully restored to all public power customers who can accept power, reports the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA). At peak,... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted10/23/2018