FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Nov. 3, 2014 LAST WEEK Cane Island Power Park Cane Island Unit 4 came back online last Monday after completing a scheduled maintenance outage. During the outage, contractors performed a hot gas path inspection of the combustion turbine and installed a package […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Oct. 27, 2014 LAST WEEK Linemen Safety Training Program FMPA’s Member Services Department met last Wednesday via conference call with participants in the Linemen Safety Training Program to discuss proposed program changes. Electric Cities of Georgia (ECG) is proposing changes to the […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Oct. 20, 2014 LAST WEEK Policy Makers Liaisons Committee FMPA’s Policy Makers Liaisons Committee met last Wednesday and discussed information items, including: 1) public power education and awareness programs, 2) 2015 state legislative session, 3) Taylor swaps, 4) potential winter 2015 fixed-price […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Oct. 13, 2014 LAST WEEK FMPA Member Portal Updates FMPA recently updated the platform of the Member Portal to the latest version of Joomla. The purpose was to improve website security and administrative functionality. Users may notice subtle differences in the website’s […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Oct. 6, 2014 LAST WEEK Natural Gas Transportation and Supply RFQ FMPA issued a http://www.fmpa.com/index.php/news/request-for-proposals>Request for Qualifications (RFQ) last Wednesday to select a consultant to advise the Agency on contractual, tariff and operating issues related to natural gas transportation and supply. The […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Sept. 29, 2014 LAST WEEK Member Services Advisory Committee FMPA’s Member Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) met last Wednesday and approved the Meter Technician Apprentice Program. The Committee also discussed information items, including: 1) action items for the Agency’s strategic plan, 2) Energy […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Sept. 22, 2014 LAST WEEK ARP Executive Committee The ARP Executive Committee met last Thursday and approved a fiscal 2014 budget amendment for the All-Requirements Project. The Executive Committee also approved changes in the authorization to automatically terminate Taylor Swaps. The Committee changed […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Sept. 15, 2014 LAST WEEK Board of Directors The Board of Directors met last Wednesday via conference call and discussed the annual performance evaluations of General Manager and CEO Nick Guarriello and General Counsel Fred Bryant. Joint Purchase Project FMPA’s Joint […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Sept. 8, 2014 LAST WEEK All-Requirements Project August Load Statistics The All-Requirements Project’s peak for August was 1,185 MW, which occurred Aug. 21 between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. The project’s load factor for August was 67%. Load factor is […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Sept. 2, 2014 LAST WEEK FMPA Logo Apparel FMPA launched FMPA Gear, a new and improved logo apparel program provided by Lands’ End. The new embroidered apparel program includes a larger variety of styles, colors and merchandise plus a more convenient online […]