The 5th annual Utility Scam Awareness Day is Wednesday, Nov. 18, supported by a weeklong advocacy and awareness campaign—Utility Scam Awareness Week—focused on exposing the tactics scammers use to steal money from utility customers and on educating customers on how to protect... Continue Reading
Next week, November 16-20, Fort Pierce Utilities Authority (FPUA) is joining with Utilities United Against Scams (UUAS) and public power utilities across the state to recognize Utility Scam Awareness Week, an advocacy and awareness campaign focused on educating customers and exposing the tactics... Continue Reading
OUC’s Meter Data Operations (MDO) unit is in the running for the 2020 UAI Excellence Award for Best Innovative Utility Analytics Team. Part of the Meter Services department, the MDO team led by Dawn Frye, Manager, gained a finalist spot based on its planning and deployment of the Meter Data... Continue Reading
The JEA board of directors selected Jay Stowe to be the utility’s new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Contract negotiations between Stowe and JEA will now commence. Stowe’s selection is the culmination of a five-month search process led by the board, which... Continue Reading
The Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) today recognized 22 public power utilities with “Building Strong Communities” awards for their efforts to provide their local communities extra services and programs above and beyond what they normally supply. The awards were announced... Continue Reading
FMEA’s Associate Member of the month for November is Utility Specialists, Inc. Utility Specialists has been a manufactures representative since 1957. They have been in Florida for over 20 years and represent many excellent manufacturers and have many long-term relationships with these... 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. Safe Zone Flagging Safe Zone Flagging Inc. is a full-service traffic control company, providing vehicle and pedestrian control to various industries... Continue Reading
Today, management at Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC – The Reliable One) released its recommendation to significantly reduce the use of coal no later than 2025, eliminating it no later than 2027. The result of the utility’s Electric Integrated Resource Plan (EIRP) process supports... Continue Reading
With Hurricane Delta expected to make landfall Friday in Louisiana, utility crews from Florida will help restore electricity after the storm. Florida Power & Light, Duke Energy Florida and 10 Florida municipal utilities will have crews in Louisiana, utility officials said Thursday. The... Continue Reading
With Hurricane Delta expected to make landfall this weekend, the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) has coordinated with its members to send mutual aid to assist with power restoration efforts in Louisiana. More than 140 Florida public power personnel, including line and tree crews,... 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! TRC Companies TRC is an engineering firm who have partnered with the nation's major energy companies and with municipal and cooperatives. TRC implements... Continue Reading
FMEA’s Associate Member of the month for October is Hypower Ranked by ENR magazine as a top electrical and utility contracting company in the Southeast, Hypower works with some of the leading general contractors, utilities, developers, and institutions in the United States. The company... Continue Reading
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