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FMEA’s Associate Member of the Month for January is ENERCON. ENERCON is an engineering and environmental consultancy. Their Power Delivery team is local and has been servicing Florida for nearly 30 years. With a strong commitment to safety and operational excellence, they work in... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Pointing to issues such as growth and a need to continue expanding its system, Florida Power & Light on Monday said it will propose a four-year plan to raise base electric rates. FPL will seek increases of about $1.55 billion... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. After facing a barrage of hurricanes, Duke Energy Florida and Tampa Electric Co. on Friday filed proposals to collect about $1.55 billion from customers to cover costs of restoring power and replenishing storm reserves. The... Continue Reading

Join FMEA in welcoming our new Associate Member to the Florida public power community. Please always remember the companies who support FMEA and the Florida public power community first when you need to purchase goods or services. SEL Engineering Services, Inc.When SEL produced the... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. State regulators Thursday signed off on a plan that will lead to a $184.9 million increase next year in base electric rates for customers of Tampa Electric Co. The Florida Public Service Commission, with little discussion,... Continue Reading

The Lakeland City Commission voted today to lower the electric fuel charge for Lakeland Electric customers for the next fiscal quarter beginning on January 1, 2025. After giving a presentation Friday, December 13 at the Utility Committee meeting, staff recommended lowering the fuel charge by $2.00... Continue Reading

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF CLASS: This is a responsible, highly skilled analyst role focused on assimilating, compiling, and analyzing power plant technical data. The position requires performing mathematical tasks and using various software tools to prepare budgets, forecasts, and cost tracking of... Continue Reading

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF CLASS: This is highly technical and management-level supervisory work directing the operations, environmental, maintenance, and scheduling activities of multi-fueled, high-pressure steam and/or combined cycle power generating units at multiple plant site locations. An... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. In a win for Florida Power & Light, the state Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a dispute stemming from allegations that the utility did not meet obligations to help prevent power outages during 2017’s... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. State utility regulators on Tuesday approved a new three-year base rate for Tampa Electric Co. that is set to increase residential customer bills starting in January. Changes to the base rate initially sought by the company... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Customers of Florida’s largest power company will see a bump of about $12 in monthly bills next year to cover restoration costs from the 2024 hurricane season. The state Public Service Commission on Tuesday unanimously... Continue Reading

FMEA’s Associate Member of the Month for December is Irby Construction. Irby Construction builds power infrastructure on a turnkey basis. As a premier transmission construction company, they have built high-voltage power line projects that span the entire United States— from the... Continue Reading