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FMPA Volunteers Makeover Offices of Residential Facility for Youth
FMPA Volunteers Makeover Offices of Residential Facility for Youth

Sixteen employees of the Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) provided a new look to The Grove Counseling Center in Winter Springs as part of Heart of Florida United Way’s Day of Caring. This is FMPA’s tenth year participating in Day of Caring, Central Florida’s largest... Continue Reading

Date posted09/28/2018


Judge Sides with Nuclear Group in FPL Dispute
Judge Sides with Nuclear Group in FPL Dispute

A federal judge rejected arguments by Florida Power & Light and three related companies in a dispute with a nuclear-energy trade group about access to a database used to help screen workers at nuclear power plants. The database is administered by the Nuclear Energy Institute, with... Continue Reading

Date posted09/26/2018


FMEA Releases Monthly Bill Comparison for August 2018
FMEA Releases Monthly Bill Comparison for August 2018

FMEA’s Bill Comparison for July 2018 shows the average bills of public power utilities across Florida are $12.30 less 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 six... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes
Date posted09/25/2018


Good News! Utility Bills Proposed to be Lower Next Year
Good News! Utility Bills Proposed to be Lower Next Year

Commission to Consider Electric and Natural Gas Rates on September 26 City of Tallahassee utility customers may soon see a reduction in their electric and natural gas bills. If approved at this week’s City Commission meeting, the new rates would take effect October 1. A typical... Continue Reading

Date posted09/25/2018


KUA Joins Hurricane Florence Restoration Effort
KUA Joins Hurricane Florence Restoration Effort

Utility crews from Kissimmee Utility Authority are en route to Bennettsville, South Carolina this morning to help restore power in an area devastated by Hurricane Florence. KUA sent 10 linemen, a convoy of eight vehicles and several thousand pounds of supplies to assist the Bennettsville... Continue Reading

Date posted09/17/2018