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September 29, 2025 |
Texas Power Summit
Jacob Williams attended and presented at the Texas Power Summit last week. Austin Energy hosted this inaugural conference at its headquarters, and the programming focused on the state of reliability and ways to improve it. Jacob’s presentation provided an outsider’s public power perspective of ERCOT and explored the differences between public power in Texas versus Florida.
2026 TVPPA Trainings
FMPA recently posted its 2026 TVPPA training opportunities. Explore the available options on the Trainings and Roundtables section of the Agency’s website. Contact: MacKayla Cross
NERC Compliance 101 Workshop
FMPA hosted a NERC Compliance 101 workshop last week, which included presentations from FMPA staff as well as representatives from SERC and Lakeland Electric. Representatives from 11 Member cities, SERC, and FMPA all attended the workshop. Contact: LaKenya VanNorman
October PMLC Meeting
FMPA is proud to host former FERC Chairman Mark C. Christie via teleconference at the upcoming Policy Makers Liaisons Committee meeting on October 22. Aside from his service as a FERC commissioner and chair, he previously served as chairman of the Virginia State Corporation Commission and president of the Organization of PJM States, Inc. All are welcome to attend. Contact: Susan Schumann
Anniversaries
Tim Jackson | Oct. 1 | 18 years
Matthew Nichols | Oct. 1 | 11 years
Veda Sharma | Oct. 5 | 5 years
Lineman Apprenticeship Pre-Apprentice Assessment Workshop
Sep. 29 – Oct. 4 | KUA
Foreman Academy Certification – Track 3
Sep. 29 – Oct. 4 | 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. | FMPA
APPA Legal and Regulatory Conference
Oct. 12 – Oct. 15 | San Diego, California
ARP Rate Workshop
Oct. 14 | 10 a.m. | FMPA
SCADA and System Control Roundtable
Oct. 21 | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. | KUA – Cane Island
Member Services Advisory Committee Meeting
Oct. 22 | 11 a.m. | FMPA
Policy Makers Liaisons Committee Meeting
Oct. 22 | 112:30 p.m. | FMPA
Board of Directors Meeting
Oct. 23 | 9 a.m. | FMPA
Executive Committee Meeting
Oct. 23 | 9:15 a.m. | FMPA
Quantities, Quality, Pricing & Supplier Selection Training
Oct. 27 – Oct. 28 | 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | FMPA
FMEA Energy Connections Conference and Trade Show
Oct. 28 – Oct. 29 | Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront
Regional Training Series: Developing an Effective Safety Culture – Kissimmee
Oct. 29 | 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Kissimmee Utility Authority
APPA Customer Connections Conference
Nov. 2 – Nov. 5 | Salt Lake City, Utah
U.S. total distillate inventories forecast to end 2025 and 2026 at multiyear lows
Utility-scale batteries are more commonly used for price arbitrage
Two U.S. markets occasionally produce more electricity from coal than from natural gas
Opponents offer “counter proposal” that would trim potential FPL rate increases
Energy-related CO2 emissions are falling in every state
Imelda and Humberto deliver double threat, with dangerous surf and flooding for U.S.
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