Archive for 2014

FMPA Weekly | March 24, 2014 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   March 24, 2014     LAST WEEK   Cane Island Unit 2 Cane Island Unit 2 was taken offline last week for a scheduled maintenance outage. Unit 2 is scheduled to come back online Saturday. Contact: David Schumann Operating and Planning Audit The Florida Reliability Coordinating […]

FMPA Weekly | March 17, 2014 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   March 17, 2014     LAST WEEK   APPA Legislative Rally Nick Guarriello, Fred Bryant, Mark McCain and 29 representatives from 16 Florida municipal electric utilities attended the APPA Legislative Rally in Washington, D.C., last week. While in the nation’s capital, they met with 18 Senate […]

FMPA Weekly | March 10, 2014 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly   A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   March 10, 2014     LAST WEEK   Stanton and Tri-City Projects Moody’s Investors Service affirmed last Wednesday the credit ratings for FMPA’s Stanton and Tri-City projects. Moody’s issued an A1 rating for the Stanton Project and an A2 rating for the Tri-City Project. The […]

FMPA Weekly | March 3, 2014 | Member Edition

  FMPA Weekly   A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   March 3, 2014     LAST WEEK   2013 Annual Report FMPA’s fiscal 2013 Annual Report titled “Imagine Forward is complete. The report was distributed last week to FMPA employees and will be mailed soon to members and others. The report is also available […]

FMPA Weekly | Feb. 24, 2014 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   Feb. 24, 2014       LAST WEEK   ARP Executive Committee The All-Requirements Project Executive Committee met last Thursday and discussed information items including: 1) annual debt report, 2) hedging program update, 3) selection of an exteal auditor for fiscal 2014, 4) updates to excluded […]

FMPA Weekly | Feb. 17, 2014 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   Feb. 17, 2014       LAST WEEK   FMPP Clearinghouse Pricing Working Group Core members of the Florida Municipal Power Pool’s (FMPP) Clearinghouse Pricing Working Group (CHPWG) met last Friday to discuss issues with the billing system used by FMPP. Discussion topics included: 1) impact […]

FMPA Weekly | Feb. 10, 2014 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   Feb. 10, 2014       LAST WEEK   Member Services Advisory Committee FMPA’s Member Services Advisory Committee met last Tuesday and approved continuing development of a meter technician certification program. They also approved and recommended strategic action plans for Member Services to the Board of […]

FMPA Weekly | Feb. 3, 2014 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly   A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   Feb. 3, 2014     LAST WEEK   CIP Audit The Florida Reliability Coordinating Council (FRCC) completed its audit of FMPA’s compliance with Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards, which address the security of cyber assets essential to the reliable operation of the electric grid. FRCC […]

FMPA Weekly | Jan. 27, 2014 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly   A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   Jan. 27, 2014     LAST WEEK   Policy Makers Liaisons Committee FMPA’s Policy Makers Liaisons Committee met last Wednesday and discussed information items including: 1) important electrical issues in member’s communities, 2) a Member Services update, 3) potential state and federal legislative issues related […]

FMPA Weekly | Jan. 21, 2014 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly   A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   Jan. 21, 2014     LAST WEEK   NERC Member Representative Committee Carol Chinn was elected to a two-year team on the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Member Representatives Committee (MRC) representing state and municipal utilities. Carol will complete a term as MRC Chairman […]