FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members March 5, 2012 LAST WEEK Member Relations Survey FMPA launched its 2012 Member Relations Survey last Thursday. A link to the 10-question online survey was emailed to members of the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Audit and Risk Oversight Committee, Business Model […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Feb. 27, 2012 LAST WEEK 34 Years of Working Together Thirty-four years ago, Florida’s municipal electric utilities held the first meeting of FMPA and began the joint-action jouey of coordinating wholesale power supply needs. Since Feb. 24, 1978, FMPA’s members have worked […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Feb. 20, 2012 LAST WEEK Joint AROC and ARP Executive Committee Workshop FMPA’s Audit and Risk Oversight Committee and the ARP Executive Committee held a joint workshop last Wednesday to discuss options for smoothing energy rates, such as the GANT Plan and […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Feb. 13, 2012 LAST WEEK Finance Meetings Mark Larson, Janet Davis and Kristi Knight met last Friday with Craig Dunlap, FMPA’s financial advisor, and representatives from Bank of America, PNC Bank and Wells Fargo to discuss potential bond transactions for the Stanton, […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Feb. 6, 2012 LAST WEEK Finance Meetings Mark Larson and Janet Davis met last Monday with representatives from Barclays to discuss current market conditions and opportunities for future financial transactions. The Finance and Treasury departments also met last Friday with Craig Dunlap, […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Jan. 30, 2012 LAST WEEK ARP Conservation Quarterly Report The All-Requirements Project’s (ARP) Conservation Program published its first quarter report for fiscal 2012 last Monday. Highlights include: 1) ARP participants spent $244,145 on energy-saving measures for their customers, and 2) the energy-saving […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Jan. 23, 2012 LAST WEEK Cane Island Power Park Special Protection System The Special Protection System (SPS) at Cane Island Power Park was brought online last Tuesday. The purpose of the SPS is to restrict generation in the event of an overload […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Jan. 17, 2012 LAST WEEK Bushnell Appoints Mayor to PMLC The city of Bushnell appointed Mayor Bil Spaude to FMPA’s Policy Makers Liaisons Committee (PMLC) last Monday during its City Council meeting. With Spaude’s appointment, all 14 All-Requirements Project cities now […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Jan. 9, 2012 LAST WEEK Business Model Working Group The All-Requirements Project’s Business Model Working Group met last Thursday to continue its discussion on Moody’s downgrade of the All-Requirements Project’s credit rating and potential options that may improve the project’s credit rating. […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Jan. 3, 2012 LAST WEEK FMPA Strategic Plan Update FMPA staff are working on a Strategic Plan Action Item Update for FMPA’s Board of Directors and the ARP Executive Committee. FMPA’s Strategic Plan was approved by the Board and Executive Committee […]