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Please always remember the companies who support FMEA and the Florida Public Power community first when you need to purchase goods or services! Seacoast Uniforms Seacoast uniforms was started in 2007 by marc mason, an air force veteran , and dawn mason, his wife and a successful real estate... Continue Reading

FMEA’s Electric Bill Comparison for November 2022 shows the average bills of public power utilities across Florida are $2.63 more than the average bills for investor-owned utilities per 1,000 kWh. Overall, out of fifteen ranked categories, the City of Quincy reported the lowest bills in... 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! Electrical Builders, Inc. (EBI) Since 1974, EBI has specialized in providing high quality industrial electrical and welding services to utilities, power... Continue Reading

FMEA’s Electric Bill Comparison for October 2022 shows the average bills of public power utilities across Florida are $3.38 more than the average bills for investor-owned utilities per 1,000 kWh. Overall, out of fifteen ranked categories, Homestead Public Services reported the lowest... Continue Reading

“As Florida prepares for a yet another hurricane to make landfall on our coast, the Florida Municipal Electric Association has been closely monitoring what is expected to become Hurricane Nicole. While Florida public power utilities have been preparing year-round for storm season and have... Continue Reading

At its annual Energy Connections Conference and Trade Show in Orlando, the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) today presented 17 Florida public power utilities with “Building Strong Communities” awards. These awards were created to recognize Florida’s community-owned... Continue Reading

Utility companies are attractive targets for hackers and have a high exposure to cyberattacks. To help Florida’s municipal electric utilities understand the threat landscape and resources to prevent cyber incidents, the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) and the Florida Municipal... 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! TextPower, Inc. TextPower provides text messaging (SMS) solutions for mission-critical applications ranging from immediate communications with... Continue Reading

FMEA’s Electric Bill Comparison for September 2022 shows the average bills of public power utilities across Florida are $2.50 more than the average bills for investor-owned utilities per 1,000 kWh. Overall, out of fifteen ranked categories, New Smyrna Beach Utilities reported the lowest... Continue Reading

Within six days of Hurricane Ian making landfall in Florida, Florida’s public power utilities have restored power to 99.99 percent of all customers capable of accepting electric service. One of the most disastrous hurricanes in Florida’s history, Hurricane Ian impacted two-thirds of... 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! Electrical Consultants, Inc. ECI was incorporated in 1985 as a result of the purchase of the telephone engineering division of its predecessor,... Continue Reading

In less than five days since the extremely powerful and massive Category 4 Hurricane Ian made landfall in Southwest Florida and then cut across the state, Florida’s public power utilities have restored power to 98 percent of customers who experienced outages following the hurricane. More... Continue Reading