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Letter to the editor In the aftermath of August’s Hurricane Idalia, Florida’s municipal electric utilities did an excellent job restoring power to their communities. The City of Alachua, City of Newberry, City of Williston, and Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) all performed well... Continue Reading

Kissimmee Utility Authority received a 2023 Top Workplaces award by the Orlando Sentinel’s Top Workplaces program. The list includes companies from ten Central Florida counties and is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement... Continue Reading

Fort Pierce Utilities Authority’s internet services continue to expand throughout Fort Pierce FPUAnet Communications, a division of Fort Pierce Utilities Authority (FPUA), is pleased to announce that it has expanded its fiber internet service to over 1,500 parcels in Fort Pierce. This... Continue Reading

Ocala Electric Utility (OEU) is celebrating Public Power Week, Oct. 1 – 7, along with more than 2,000 other community-powered, not-for-profit electric utilities that operate in the United States. Boasting a 125-year history as a locally owned and operated utility, OEU remains committed to... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. A Leon County circuit judge heard arguments Friday in a challenge by the city of Gainesville to a new state law overhauling control of the Gainesville municipal utility. Judge Angela Dempsey held a hearing on competing motions by... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis and other top state officials are urging a federal judge to toss out a constitutional challenge to a new law aimed at overhauling the municipal utility in the Gainesville area. Lawyers for DeSantis, Attorney... Continue Reading

Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that nearly 545,000 accounts, representing 96% of all accounts that lost power following Hurricane Idalia, have been restored. There are fewer than 23,000 accounts left to restore. Duke Energy, Florida Power and Light, TECO and the local co-ops and... Continue Reading

STATEMENT BY: Amy Zubaly, Executive Director, Florida Municipal Electric Association Within 48 hours of powerful Category 3 Hurricane Idalia making an unprecedented landfall in Florida’s Big Bend Region, Florida public power utilities have essentially restored power to all its customers... Continue Reading

Kissimmee Utility Authority crews are en route to Tallahassee this afternoon to assist with the restoration of power after Hurricane Idalia made landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida Wednesday morning. The crews departed Kissimmee just after 2 p.m. Wednesday. As part of KUA’s mutual-aid... Continue Reading

STATEMENT BY: Amy Zubaly, Executive Director, Florida Municipal Electric Association The impacts of Hurricane Idalia, an unprecedented storm for Florida’s Big Bend Region, have currently left more than 251,300 homes and businesses in Florida without power. More than a third of... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Crews were being stationed Monday in areas such as Marion County and Lake City to respond to power outages from what is expected to be a powerful Hurricane Idalia, Gov. Ron DeSantis and utility officials said Monday. “I've... Continue Reading

Southern Alliance for Clean Energy recognizes leaders in ‘solar ambition’ OUC–The Reliable One has been named a “SunRiser” by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) for the fifth consecutive year. SunRisers are the seven utilities in the Southeast exhibiting... Continue Reading