FMPA Weekly | February 9, 2026 | Member Edition


February 9, 2026

TOP NEWS

ARP Rate Workshop
There is an ARP Rate Workshop on Wednesday at 2 p.m. to discuss January’s rate calculation. The agenda package will be available via the Portal. Contact: Denise Fuentes

NERC CIP-003-9 Member Roundtable
FMPA will host a NERC CIP-003-9 Member Roundtable on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The goal is to have collaborative discussion about the upcoming implementation of CIP-003-9, the revised standard governing security management controls for BES Cyber System. Contact: LaKenya VanNorman

Board of Directors Meeting
The Board of Directors will meet Thursday at 9 a.m. The agenda package is available via the Portal. Contact: Jacob Williams

Executive Committee Meeting
The Executive Committee will meet Thursday immediately following the Board of Directors meeting. The agenda package is available via the Portal. Contact: Jacob Williams

Member Salary Survey Input
Today is the last day to submit your input regarding additional electric utility positions to add to the annual Member salary survey, which FMPA will launch in March. The recent email with the ask included a list of the current job titles and descriptions included in the survey. Members are encouraged to review the list and submit the job title and brief description for any additional positions they would like to be considered. Contact: Alissa Novoa

SPECIAL DATES

Anniversaries

Wes Woods (Lead Operator Mechanic at BEC) | Feb. 13 | 20 years

Dan O’Hagan (Deputy General Counsel and Manager of Regulatory Compliance) | Feb. 14 | 21 years

COMING UP

Project Management Professional (PMP) Training
Feb. 23-26 | 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. | FPUA Energy Services Center

APPA Legislative Rally
Feb. 23-25 | Washington, DC

Making Performance Appraisals Matter
Feb. 24 | 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | FMPA

Interpersonal Supervisory Skills I
Feb. 25-26 | 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | FMPA

AI Tools Workshop
March 10 | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. | FMPA

ARP Rate Workshop
March 12 | 2 p.m. | FMPA

Florida Lineman Competition
March 13-14 | Apalachee Regional Park

TOP INDUSTRY NEWS

Record natural gas stock withdrawals during week ending January 30, 2026

DOE announces members of the Office of Science Advisory Committee

Florida Senate advances bill to regulate data centers amid concerns over energy and water use

Impact on bills after Duke Energy asks Florida customers to conserve power during cold snap

Siemens Energy to invest $421 million in North Carolina to expand operations and manufacturing energy infrastructure equipment

With electricity bills rising, some states consider new data center laws

U.S. data centers: state of market report and mapping the power-led expansion

Musk vows to put data centers in space, run them on solar power

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