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FMEA Associate Member Spotlight – Southern Switch & Contacts
FMEA Associate Member Spotlight – Southern Switch & Contacts

FMEA’s Associate Member of the month for September is Southern Switch & Contacts Since 1982, Southern Switch & Contacts has been supplying the electric utility industry with quality components. Their customers range from large multi-state utilities to rural coops. In 2017 Southern... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted09/7/2020


Florida Public Power Sending Mutual Aid to Louisiana for Restoration Following Hurricane Laura
Florida Public Power Sending Mutual Aid to Louisiana for Restoration Following Hurricane Laura

The Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) has assembled public power crews from across the state to aid with power restoration efforts in Louisiana following Hurricane Laura, which is slated to make landfall this week as a major hurricane. Approximately 25 public power personnel from... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted08/26/2020


Energy Connections Virtual Conference
Energy Connections Virtual Conference

About FMEA is hosting a week-long event delivering cutting edge information to members about improving their daily operations. The virtual conference features webinars and virtual roundtables on transmission and distribution, customer connections, safety, and lineworker training, cybersecurity... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted08/21/2020


Florida Public Power Organizations Launch Social Media Campaign in Advance of Appeciation Day
Florida Public Power Organizations Launch Social Media Campaign in Advance of Appeciation Day

In advance of Florida Lineworker Appreciation Day on August 26, the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) and Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) today launched a social media campaign to honor Florida’s public power lineworkers. The campaign will feature lineworkers from... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted08/5/2020


Public power utilities restore power in wake of Tropical Storm Isaias
Public power utilities restore power in wake of Tropical Storm Isaias

Public power utilities on August 4 made steady progress in restoring power in the wake of Tropical Storm Isaias, which made landfall as a hurricane in North Carolina and subsequently became a tropical storm. The Weather Channel on Aug. 4 said that Isaias “will race northward near the East... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted08/5/2020


FMEA Associate Member Spotlight – Purvis Gray
FMEA Associate Member Spotlight – Purvis Gray

FMEA’s Associate Member of the month for August is Purvis Gray Purvis Gray was founded in Gainesville in 1946 by Roy Purvis and Howard Gray, two University of Florida Accounting Professors. Since then, they have established additional offices in Ocala, Tallahassee, Sarasota, Orlando and... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted08/3/2020


FMEA would like to welcome our new Associate Member: Guidehouse
FMEA would like to welcome our new Associate Member: Guidehouse

.Please always remember the companies who support FMEA and the Florida Public Power community first when you need to purchase goods or services. Guidehouse Guidehouse helps commercial and public clients address their most important challenges with innovative solutions that advance conventional... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted08/3/2020


Florida Municipal Electric Association Bestows Awards on Members; Introduces New Award
Florida Municipal Electric Association Bestows Awards on Members; Introduces New Award

The Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA), recognized members of the public power community with three awards: Member of the Year, Associate Member of the Year and the new Friend of Florida Public Power award. The awards, which are typically presented during the FMEA annual conference,... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted07/24/2020


Florida Municipal Electric Association Elects New Slate of Officers
Florida Municipal Electric Association Elects New Slate of Officers

Today, during its virtual board meeting, the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) elected new officers to preside over the organization’s board of directors. Serving as the executive leadership team of the board are President Allen Putnam, utility director of Beaches Energy Services... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted07/23/2020


Powering On Virtual Conference
Powering On Virtual Conference

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Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted07/13/2020


FMEA Associate Member Spotlight – Spiegel & McDiarmid
FMEA Associate Member Spotlight – Spiegel & McDiarmid

FMEA’s Associate Member of the month for July is Spiegel & McDiarmid Spiegel & McDiarmid currently serves more than 500 clients throughout the United States and represents the public-sector side of the energy, telecommunications, and aviation industries. They fight to promote... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted07/6/2020


FMEA would like to welcome our newest Associate Member: Enercon
FMEA would like to welcome our newest Associate Member: Enercon

Please always remember the companies who support FMEA and the Florida Public Power community first when you need to purchase goods or services Enercon Services, Inc. ENERCON is a multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental firm focused on empowering our people and partnering with our... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted07/6/2020