FMPA Weekly | April 27, 2026 | Member Edition


April 27, 2026

TOP NEWS

TCEC Outage
Treasure Coast Energy Outage successfully completed its planned outage and resumed normal operations yesterday. We’re grateful to all team members who supported these efforts to make this possible.

Reliability Roundtable
FMPA will host a Reliability Roundtable on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The roundtable serves as a forum for participants to discuss reliability-related topics and share best practices among participating utilities. Contact: MacKayla Cross

SPECIAL DATES

Anniversaries

Rich Popp (Chief Financial Officer) | April 29 | 24 years

Greg Jones (Lead IC&E Technician – MEC) | May 1 | 21 years

Jamie Noon (Generation Support Supervisor) | May 2 | 21 years

COMING UP

APPA Spring Education Institute
May 4-8 | San Antonio, Texas

Communicating Effectively With Utility Customers Training
May 5-6 | 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | FMPA

Digger Derrick Lab
May 5-7 | KUA

FMEA Hurricane & Storm Preparedness Forum
May 6-7 | St. Augustine, Florida

Purchasing Roundtable
May 12 | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. | FMPA

ARP Rate Workshop
May 13 | 2 p.m. | FMPA

Finance Committee Meeting
May 20 | 2 p.m. | FMPA

Board of Directors Meeting
May 21 | 9 a.m. | FMPA

Executive Committee Meeting
May 21 | 9:15 am. | FMPA

Lineman Apprenticeship Lab 5: Troubleshooting
June 1-5 | KUA

Environmental Air Compliance Training
June 2 | 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. | FMPA

TOP INDUSTRY NEWS

Florida electricity shutoffs rank among nation’s highest

10 U.S. liquified natural gas export terminal, Golden Pass, ships first cargo

Natural gas inventories at the end of winter heating season were near five-year average

China, the U.S., and Japan hold most strategic oil inventories in 2025

DeSantis signs new Florida law targeting clean energy plans

Living alone in Florida costs $1.01 billion more in energy bills

DOE seeks to partner with private sector for used nuclear fuel recycling

South Carolina nuclear plant receives license renewal in record time

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