FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Dec. 10, 2012 LAST WEEK Annual Insurance Meeting Nick Guarriello, Rich Popp, Tom Reedy and David Schumann met last week with representatives from FM Global Insurance for the Agency’s annual stewardship meeting. Discussion topics included a review of FMPA’s account and property […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Dec. 3, 2012 LAST WEEK HVAC Upgrade FMPA received Statements of Qualifications last Wednesday from 10 engineering firms for services related to replacing the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system (HVAC) at FMPA’s Orlando office. An FMPA inteal work group is […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Nov. 26, 2012 LAST WEEK Oxidation Catalyst Project FMPA reviewed bids last week for the Oxidation Catalyst Project at the Stock Island Generating Facility in Key West and ranked the responses based on 1) contract exceptions, 2) technical aspects, 3) scope of […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Nov. 19, 2012 LAST WEEK Policy Makers Liaisons Committee FMPA’s Policy Makers Liaisons Committee met last Wednesday and discussed: 1) 2012 election results, 2) a legislative outreach project, 3) Ten-Year Site Plans for Florida’s electric utilities, and 4) electric issues in committee […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Nov. 12, 2012 __________________________________________________________ LAST WEEK Mike McCleary Resigns from ECG FMPA was notified last week that Electric Cities of Georgia’s (ECG) Training and Safety Specialist Mike McCleary has accepted a position with Ocala Utility Services. Mike worked at ECG for three years, traveling […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Nov. 5, 2012 LAST WEEK Hurricane Sandy Power Restoration Storm restoration workers from nine of Florida’s municipal electric utilities traveled to the Northeast last week to help states affected by Hurricane Sandy. Crews from JEA and Gainesville Regional Utilities are helping Baltimore […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Oct. 29, 2012 LAST WEEK APPA Customer Connections Conference Mark McCain gave a 75-minute presentation last Monday on crisis communications at the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Customer Connections Conference in Indianapolis, Ind. The conference was held Monday through Wednesday […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Oct. 22, 2012 LAST WEEK Cane Island Power Park Cane Island Unit 2 came back online last Monday after a routine outage for painting and maintenance. Unit 1 was briefly taken offline last Wednesday to perform a borescope inspection of […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Oct. 15, 2012 LAST WEEK Public Power Week FMPA and its members joined other public power utilities across the United States last week in celebrating Public Power Week. New Smya Beach Utilities Commission hosted an energy exposition in downtown New Smya Beach. […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Oct. 8, 2012 LAST WEEK Energy Oxidation Catalyst Project FMPA issued a Request for Bids last Wednesday for the Oxidation Catalyst Project at the Stock Island Generating Facility in Key West. The project is required for environmental regulation and will include: […]