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May 26, 2026 |
JEA Board of Directors
Jacob Williams spoke at the JEA Board of Directors meeting last Tuesday. He discussed the utility’s reliability efforts, particularly their achievements in reducing their average duration outage while also keeping costs low for customers. He also discussed the Florida Public Power Reliability Awards, which will be presented formally at the FMPA Board of Directors July meeting at the FMEA Annual Conference. To arrange a similar presentation in your community, contact Susan Schumann.
7F Users Group Conference
Jacob Williams presented at the 7F Users Group Conference last Wednesday in The Woodlands, Texas. He discussed the importance of affordable, reliable power for meeting growing energy demands.
Cane Island Outage
Cane Island 3 returned successfully from its planned outage last Thursday, which was two days ahead of schedule. Thank you to everyone involved with this effort.
Finance Committee Meeting
The Finance Committee met last Wednesday and approved the FY 2027 general budget to recommend to the EC for approval. It also approved modifying the origination transaction policy and the Agency allocation methodology for retired projects. The Committee heard information items, including updates on the ARP 2026 bond financing plan and the status of the FY 2026 budget through March. The agenda package is available via the Portal. Contact: Rich Popp
Board of Directors Meeting
The Board of Directors met last Thursday. The Board appointed a nominating committee for the 2026-2027 Officers for the Board of Directors and Executive Committee and approved modifying the Agency allocation methodology for retired projects. It also heard information items, including an update on the Stanton close, the results of the engagement survey, the 2025 environmental compliance report, and a recap about the Treasure Coast Energy Center outage. The agenda package is available via the Portal. Contact: Jacob Williams
Executive Committee Meeting
The Executive Committee met last Thursday and approved the Agency general budget for FY 2027 and a modification to the origination transaction policy. The Committee also heard information items about capacity uprate projects, the ARP 2026 bond financing plan, the 2026 Ten-Year Site Plan filing and IRP policy request, the termination of the NOAA Eco-Discovery Center Solar PV Project, and the proposed amendment to the PGS capacity release agreement. The agenda package is available via the Portal. Contact: Jacob Williams
Training Registration Deadline
Registration closes Thursday for the Environmental Air Compliance Training on June 2 at FMPA. The training can be beneficial for a variety of environmental compliance concerns, including discussing how to improve your utility’s reputation as a good steward of the environment, efficiency with permitting, relationships with regulators, and best practices for consistent compliance. Contact: MacKayla Cross
Anniversaries
Joe Shaffer (Director of Polk County Generation) | May 26 | 11 years
Lineman Apprenticeship Lab 5: Troubleshooting
June 1-5 | KUA
Environmental Air Compliance Training
June 2 | 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. | FMPA
Finance Committee Meeting
June 4 | 2 p.m. | FMPA
Combined AMI and Meter Tech Roundtable
June 10 | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. | FMPA
ARP Rate Workshop
June 11 | 2 p.m. | FMPA
Finance Committee Meeting
June 17 | 2 p.m. | FMPA
Board of Directors Meeting
June 18 | 9 a.m. | FMPA
Executive Committee Meeting
June 18 | 9:15 a.m. | FMPA
APPA National Conference
June 26 – July 1 | Boston, Massachusetts
REPORT: What do data centers have to do with NextEra Energy merger plans?
Duke Energy Florida completes solar energy site in Sumter County
Data center server energy use grows across the commercial building stock
EIA report: The regional differences in gasoline prices for Memorial Day
Coal remains competitive for power generation in the central U.S.
Energy secretary issues emergency order to deploy backup generation during Mid-Atlantic heat wave
Dakota Access Pipeline remains open with tighter environmental checks
DOE announces leadership changes
Oil prices slide on hopes of US-Iran peace deal
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