The Florida Municipal Electric Association is closely monitoring the evolving situation regarding COVID-19. We are committed to the health and safety of our staff, membership and the public at large. At this time, FMEA has neither issued travel restrictions nor canceled the Florida Lineman... Continue Reading
In an abundance of caution, the City of Tallahassee, FL - Government and Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) have made the decision to close the 20th Annual Florida Lineman Competition to the public due to concerns over the COVID-19 outbreak. We apologize to any members of the public who... Continue Reading
The Kissimmee Utility Authority this week enrolled its 4,000th customer in the utility’s Kissimmee Round-Up program. Launched by the utility in 2013, the program gathers voluntary contributions from participating customers by “rounding up” their monthly bills to the next dollar.... Continue Reading
Electric lineworkers from across the state will compete in the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) 20th annual Florida Lineman Competition in Tallahassee this Friday and Saturday, March 13 and 14. Lineworkers put their skills to the test by performing tasks they encounter in real-world... Continue Reading
In a recent Q&A with the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA), Dwayne “Goose” Goostree, T&D Operations Manager for Lakeland Electric and a chief event judge for the FMEA’s 2020 Florida Lineman Competition, as well as Chris Kitting, a Kissimmee Utility Authority... Continue Reading
By Jim Saunders Four years after the demise of their proposal, backers of a controversial solar-energy ballot initiative could get a payday.A federal appeals court Tuesday upheld an arbitration award to the groups Floridians for Solar Choice and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy in a legal... Continue Reading
Pointing to issues such as expanding renewable energy, state regulators Tuesday approved a $1.8 billion plan by Florida Power & Light to add 20 solar-power plants by the middle of next year. The Florida Public Service Commission’s decision came after its staff recommended rejecting the... Continue Reading
FMEA’s Bill Comparison for January 2020 shows the average bills of public power utilities across Florida are $15.86 less than the average bills for investor-owned utilities per 1,000 kWh. Overall, out of fifteen ranked categories; Lakeland Electric reported the lowest bills in eight... Continue Reading
FMEA’s Associate Member Spotlight of the Month for March is on Magellan Advisors. Magellan provides leading broadband, smart city, information technology and security consulting services to public and private organizations. They are a full spectrum planning and implementation firm that... Continue Reading
FMEA would like to welcome our new Associate Member: Genics Inc. Please always remember the companies who support FMEA and the Florida Public Power community first when you need to purchase goods or services! Genics Inc. Genics is a Canadian service and manufacturing company located in Edmonton,... Continue Reading
The Lakeland City Commission voted today to lower the electric fuel charge for Lakeland Electric customers for the next fiscal quarter (April/May/June 2020). After giving a presentation Monday, March 2 at the Utility Committee meeting, staff recommended lowering the fuel charge by $5.75 from... Continue Reading
Tallahassee Becomes First Public Power Utility in Florida to Power All Its City Buildings with Solar Energy Today, Feb. 26, the City of Tallahassee took two bold steps toward its net renewable energy goals. The City Commission unanimously voted to reserve a portion of the solar energy output from... Continue Reading
Enter your email address in the 