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Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Duke Energy Florida’s costs of restoring power after three hurricanes this year could total about $1.1 billion to $1.3 billion, with the utility planning to seek state approval to recoup money from customers. The... Continue Reading

Lakeland Electric is pleased to announce the signing of a contract with Williams, an energy infrastructure leader, for the development of a 74.8 MW solar facility. This significant step forward in increasing the diversity of energy generation was achieved with a favorable vote by the City of... Continue Reading

FMEA’s Associate Member of the Month for November is Permacast Walls. Since 2006, Permacast Walls has manufactured ballistic-resistant walls, crash-resistant walls, noise walls, and blast-resistant walls for industrial, commercial, public works, and critical infrastructure projects... Continue Reading

General Function: Skilled technical work involved in the construction, maintenance, and repair of power, and lighting systems. A Journeyman Lineman works with overhead and/or underground electrical systems; work activities include such duties as the installation of wires and parts, connecting... Continue Reading

The City of Ocala’s Light Up Ocala celebration will return for its 40th year on Saturday, Nov. 23, from 3 to 8 p.m. This year’s theme, “Home for the Holidays,” captures the warmth and joy of the holiday season in the heart of historic downtown Ocala. The lighting ceremony... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Florida Power & Light customers likely will face increased monthly bills in 2025 after the utility Tuesday requested approval to collect nearly $1.2 billion to cover costs of restoring power after hurricanes Debby, Helene and... Continue Reading

Join FMEA in welcoming our new Associate Members 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. Icon Engineering, Inc.Icon Engineering is a full service fiber... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Florida Power & Light expects to seek approval to collect about $1.2 billion from customers in 2025 to cover costs of restoring power after hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton and to replenish a storm reserve fund. FPL will... Continue Reading

Article reposted with permission from The News Service of Florida. Investors have appealed a federal judge’s dismissal of a securities-fraud lawsuit alleging Florida Power & Light and its parent company made misleading statements about involvement in funding "ghost" candidates to... Continue Reading

JEA hosted its tenth annual Light It Forward Awards honoring local human services advocates for their dedication and commitment to serving Jacksonville residents in need at a ceremony at our headquarters today. Created in 2015, this awards program recognizes the people behind the scenes in local... Continue Reading

FMEA’s Electric Bill Comparison for September 2024 shows the average bills of public power utilities across Florida are among the lowest in the state, coming in at an average of $26.89 lower than the average bills of other utilities per 1,000 kWh. Overall, out of fifteen ranked... Continue Reading

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded GRU a $47.5 million grant to bolster electric grid resilience, increase funding to community-based programs and support workforce development. The grant is part of the DOE’s $10.5 billion Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program,... Continue Reading