FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members July 16, 2012 LAST WEEK Energy Oxidation Catalyst Project FMPA received statements of qualification last Tuesday from three contractors for an energy oxidation catalyst project at the Stock Island Generating Facility in Key West. FMPA is reviewing these qualifications and plans to […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members July 9, 2012 LAST WEEK Lake Worth Litigation Settlement The Leon County Circuit Court last Monday approved the stipulation and settlement of the lawsuit with Lake Worth. The dispute was over who should pay for certain natural gas transportation for the city’s […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members July 2, 2012 LAST WEEK BP Contract Expires FMPA’s four-year gas supply contract with British Petroleum (BP) expired Saturday, ending FMPA’s obligation to purchase 10,000 MMBtus per day. FMPA’s blended cost of natural gas is predicted to decrease by 17% from an estimated […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members June 25, 2012 LAST WEEK NERC Meeting Frank Gaffney and representatives from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the Regional Entities, American Public Power Association, Edison Electric Institute, Large Public Power Council, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and the Transmission Access […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members June 18, 2012 LAST WEEK Energy Oxidation Catalyst Project FMPA issued a FMEA’s” rel=”nofollow”>http://publicpower.com/fmea-fmpa-annual-conference/>FMEA’s website for conference and scholarship information. Electrical Safety Workshop FMPA will host an Electrical Safety workshop Aug. 7 at 10 a.m. in the Board room. The training, […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members June 11, 2012 LAST WEEK Email Conversion to Outlook FMPA converted its email software last Friday from Lotus Notes to Microsoft Outlook. The process seems to have been successful. If members encounter any email-related communication problems with FMPA, they are encouraged to notify […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members June 4, 2012 LAST WEEK Business Planning and Budget Committee FMPA’s Business Planning and Budget Committee met last Thursday via conference call and finalized work on the proposed fiscal 2013 budgets. The Committee approved and recommended the Agency and All-Requirements Project budgets […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members May 29, 2012 LAST WEEK Key West Transmission Line Improvements The Dynamic VAR (DVAR) Compensation System installed at Keys Energy Services’ (KEYS) Stock Island substation came online last Monday. Phase one of the DVAR system was completed May 18 and included state-of-the-art […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members May 21, 2012 LAST WEEK Starke Appoints New Representative The Starke City Commission last Tuesday appointed Operations Manager Marc Oody as the city’s representative to FMPA’s Board of Directors, ARP Executive Committee, Stanton, Stanton II and St. Lucie projects. Oody replaces former […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members May 14, 2012 LAST WEEK Turkey Point Units 6 and 7 Update Florida Power & Light met Friday with Florida municipal electric utilities interested in participating in the company’s proposed Turkey Point nuclear units 6 & 7. Participating in the meeting were […]