Tropical Storm Eta made landfall over Lower Metacumbe Key in the Florida Keys late Sunday, bringing heavy rain, wind, storm surge and flooding to South Florida.
FMPA’s power costs are the lowest they have been in the last 16 years and as a result, the cities who are getting their power from FMPA are able to deliver low-cost electricity to their customers.
FMPA’s power-generation fleet had a successful year in fiscal 2020.
Management at Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) released its recommendation last Wednesday to eliminate coal-fired generation at Stanton Energy Center no later than 2027.
FMPA has selected the TVPPA to provide a Lineworker Safety Program for Florida cities effective July 1, 2021, subject to final contract negotiation and approval.
Municipal electric utilities across the nation celebrate Public Power Week this week to share the value of public power in their communities.
OUC’s Clint Bullock, FMEA’s Amy Zubaly and FMPA’s Jacob Williams are featured in Florida Trend magazine’s annual list of the 500 most influential business leaders.
Hurricane Sally made landfall near the Gulf Coast of Alabama and the Florida Panhandle last Wednesday. Nearly 100 Florida public power workers responded to help restore power for customers in Foley and Fairhope, Alabama.
FMPA will host an AMI Workshop on Sept. 22 to discuss joint action opportunities in AMI. The workshop will explore potential collaborative options in AMI and identify potential costs, benefits and risks of those options.
The Williston City Council will consider a full requirements power purchase agreement (PPA) with FMPA on Tuesday. Under the agreement, the All-Requirements Project (ARP) would supply approximately 8 MW of capacity and energy to serve Williston for up to seven years.