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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

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

Six Florida cities receiving clean energy from the first two of five solar farms Two Central Florida solar farms that are part of one of the largest municipal-backed solar projects in the nation are now operational. Harmony Solar Energy Center in St. Cloud and the Taylor Creek Solar Energy Center... Continue Reading

Today in a special meeting, the JEA Board of Directors unanimously approved a transaction leading to the closure of Plant Scherer, Unit 4, and entering into a 20-year purchase power agreement with Florida Power & Light Company (FPL). JEA and FPL have jointly owned Plant Scherer, Unit 4, an 848... Continue Reading

JEA employees work around the clock to keep your lights on and water flowing. Now one group, NE Florida United, is stepping up to ensure customers stay connected in a different way. The purpose of NE Florida United (NEFU) is to improve the lives of the working men and women in Northeast Florida. ... Continue Reading

Maintaining high system reliability, being open and honest about company operations and policies and responding promptly to customer needs helped Kissimmee Utility Authority boost overall customer satisfaction in 2020, according to the results of a third-party survey released Wednesday by the... Continue Reading

Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) and Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) today announced Florida public power leaders who were honored with American Public Power Association (APPA) national awards. Recognized were Kathleen Thacker, Board of Directors Chair of Kissimmee Utility... Continue Reading

FMEA’s Associate Member Spotlight of the month for June is on Irby. In the earliest days of the electrical age, a young company set out with the vision of helping build the infrastructure that would bring electricity to the rural South. That company was Irby. Today, Irby is setting out with... Continue Reading

Please always remember the companies who support FMEA and the Florida Public Power community first when you need to purchase goods or services! Hull's Environmental Services, Inc. Founded in 1983, Hull's Environmental Services, Inc. began serving the oil field industry by providing offloading at... Continue Reading

Fort Pierce Utilities Authority (FPUA) has established the Project Care COVID-19 Relief Fund with a sponsorship in the amount of $100,000, to assist customers most affected by the COVID-19 Crisis with payment of their utility bill. FPUA is partnering with Mustard Seed Ministries and ALPI (The... Continue Reading

Lakeland Electric is offering a special payment plan for all customers following the lifting of Governor Ron DeSantis’ Safer at Home order. Customers who call to set up the payment plan will have up to six months to pay their outstanding utility bills. Among other actions, Lakeland Electric... Continue Reading