Archive for 2009

FMPA Weekly | Dec. 28, 2009 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly   A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   Dec. 28, 2009     LAST WEEK   Brightening the Holidays for Central Florida Children FMPA employees delivered toys, clothes and shoes Dec. 17 to grant the holiday wishes of 75 children from the Children’s Home Society of Florida. The Children’s Home Society of Florida […]

FMPA Weekly | Dec. 21, 2009 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Dec. 21, 2009     LAST WEEK   Audit and Risk Oversight Committee FMPA’s Audit and Risk Oversight Committee (AROC) met last Monday to conduct an exit interview with exteal auditor Purvis, Gray & Company. The AROC discussed the annual financial audit, Management Letter comments and management’s […]

FMPA Weekly | Dec. 14, 2009 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Dec. 14, 2009   LAST WEEK   Cane Island Gas Turbine and Generator Placed Two major elements of the new Cane Island Unit 4 were successfully placed on their foundations last week. The gas turbine and generator are now being prepared for final assembly. Another major milestone […]

FMPA Weekly | Dec. 7, 2009 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Dec. 7, 2009   LAST WEEK   Cane Island Combustion Turbine, Generator and PDC Delivered An 85.5-ton combustion turbine and a 271.5-ton generator – two major elements of the new Cane Island Unit 4 – were successfully delivered Dec. 2 and Dec. 4 to the Cane Island […]

FMPA Weekly | Nov. 30, 2009 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Nov. 30, 2009   LAST WEEK   Conservation DVDs FMPA sent a letter to All-Requirements Project members last week with information on how to order the project’s Energy Efficiency DVDs. DVDs will be customized with the logo of the member city that orders them. Members will soon […]

FMPA Weekly | Nov. 23, 2009 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Nov. 23, 2009   LAST WEEK   Audit Interviews FMPA’s exteal auditor, Purvis, Gray & Company, held exit interviews with the Agency’s Accounting Department last Monday. In December, the auditors will meet with Nick Guarriello and the Audit and Risk Oversight Committee. Contact: Mark Larson   IT […]

FMPA Weekly | Nov. 19, 2009 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Nov. 16, 2009     LAST WEEK   Fitch Affirms FMPA Credit Ratings Fitch Ratings announced credit ratings last week for $61 million of revenue bonds for various FMPA projects and affirmed the existing ratings of the Agency’s outstanding power supply debt. FMPA’s All-Requirements, Stanton, Tri-City and […]

FMPA Weekly | Nov. 9, 2009 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Nov. 9, 2009   LAST WEEK   Draft Bill to Place FMPA Under PSC Regulation A draft bill in the Florida House of Representatives would place FMPA under regulation by the Florida Public Service Commission. The Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) notified its members of this development […]

FMPA Weekly | Nov. 2, 2009 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Nov. 2, 2009   LAST WEEK   Smart Grid Investment Grants President Barack Obama announced last Tuesday the distribution of $3.4 billion in stimulus funding to utilities undertaking Smart Grid projects aimed at promoting green power and reducing electricity bills and blackouts. Congratulations to FMPA member cities […]

FMPA Weekly | Oct. 26, 2009 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Oct. 26, 2009   LAST WEEK   Policy Makers Liaisons Committee FMPA’s Policy Makers Liaisons Committee met last Wednesday for presentations on the ARP Business Model Working Group and FMPA’s hedging policy, as well as a roundtable discussion of energy conservation programs. The meeting was attended by […]