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STATEMENT BY:Amy Zubaly, Executive Director, Florida Municipal Electric Association “The Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) has been closely monitoring what is currently Tropical Storm Helene, which is expected to bring significant damaging winds, storm surge and rainfall as it... Continue Reading

FMEA’s Electric Bill Comparison for August 2024 shows the average bills of public power utilities across Florida are among the lowest in the state, coming in at an average of $25.72 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) has assembled public power crews from across the state to aid with power restoration efforts following impacts from Hurricane Francine, which is anticipated to make landfall later today. Nearly 80 public power personnel from seven Florida... Continue Reading

“Florida public power electric utilities are proud to answer the call to provide mutual aid to neighboring public power communities in times of need, especially when facing the impending arrival of storms such as Hurricane Francine. Crews from the City of Tallahassee Electric Utility and... Continue Reading

FMEA’s Electric Bill Comparison for July 2024 shows the average bills of public power utilities across Florida are among the lowest in the state, coming in at an average of $25.04 lower than the average bills of other utilities per 1,000 kWh. Overall, out of fifteen ranked categories, the... Continue Reading

The Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) and Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) today launched a social media campaign that pays tribute to the Florida lineworkers who provide mutual aid assistance when severe weather or other events lead to power outages. During the month of August,... Continue Reading

“In less than 36 hours since landfall, Florida public power utilities have restored power to nearly all customers impacted by Hurricane Debby. FMEA member utilities have restored more than 80,000 customer outages from Hurricane Debby, with more than 99.9 percent of all public power... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis warned of flooding statewide from Tropical Storm Debby, which is expected to make landfall as a hurricane Monday in the Big Bend region close to Tallahassee. Appearing at a Sunday morning news conference at the... Continue Reading

“As the mutual aid coordinator for Florida’s 33 public power utilities, the Florida Municipal Electric Association has been monitoring the development of now Tropical Storm Debby and has engaged our mutual aid network in advance of the landfall. On behalf of our member communities in... Continue Reading

The Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) last night announced the winners of the Member of the Year and Associate Member of the Year awards during its annual conference banquet in Palm Beach. The awards recognize association members for their outstanding contributions to FMEA and... Continue Reading

At a meeting held during its annual conference in Palm Beach, the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) today elected a new slate of officers to preside over the organization’s board of directors. Serving as the executive leadership team of the board are President Clint Bullock,... Continue Reading

FMEA’s Electric Bill Comparison for June 2024 shows the average bills of public power utilities across Florida are among the lowest in the state, coming in at an average of $26.14 lower than the average bills of other utilities per 1,000 kWh. Overall, out of fifteen ranked categories, the... Continue Reading