FMPA Weekly | Sept. 4, 2012 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly   A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   Sept. 4, 2012     LAST WEEK   Audit and Risk Oversight Committee FMPA’s Audit and Risk Oversight Committee met last Thursday to discuss informational items including: 1) the status of the fiscal 2011 management letter comments, 2) the audit of fiscal 2010 and fiscal […]

FMPA Weekly | Aug. 27, 2012 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   Aug. 27, 2012       LAST WEEK   Storm Recovery Services Available The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season heated up last week with the threat from Tropical Storm Isaac. FMPA would like to remind members about two storm-related service contracts available through the Member Services Department. […]

FMPA Weekly | Aug. 20, 2012 | Member Edition

  FMPA Weekly   A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   Aug. 20, 2012       LAST WEEK   Winter Park Approves Interlocal Agreement Winter Park City Commissioners approved joining FMPA last Monday and authorized Mayor Kenneth Bradley to sign the Interlocal Agreement. Winter Park established its own municipal utility and began serving customers […]

FMPA Weekly | Aug. 13, 2012 | Member Edition

  FMPA Weekly   A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   Aug. 13, 2012       LAST WEEK   Distribution Reliability Measurement Program Newberry recently joined FMPA’s Distribution Reliability Measurement Program becoming the 24th participant. The program collects reliability data monthly from municipal utilities. Participating utilities submit data and receive a monthly report that […]

FMPA Weekly | Aug. 6, 2012 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly   A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   Aug. 6, 2012     LAST WEEK   Audit and Risk Oversight Committee ARP Executive Committee Chairman Howard McKinnon appointed Fort Pierce Utilities Authority (FPUA) Director of Utilities Bill Thiess to FMPA’s Audit and Risk Oversight Committee. Bill replaces Tom Richards, who retired from FPUA […]

FMPA Weekly | July 30, 2012 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly   A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   June 30, 2012     LAST WEEK   FMPA Reunion Records Public Power History Founders and early leaders of FMPA re-united last week to share their stories about the history of FMPA. The 24 reunion participants were interviewed on videotape last Wednesday. The resulting footage […]

FMPA Weekly | July 23, 2012 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly   A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   July 23, 2012     LAST WEEK   Cane Island Unit 4 Cane Island Unit 4 completed performance testing last Wednesday after being offline for warranty repairs to the unit’s steam turbine. The unit was taken offline to remove testing instrumentation and is scheduled to […]

FMPA Weekly | July 16, 2012 | Member Edition

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 | July 9, 2012 | Member Edition

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 | July 2, 2012 | Member Edition

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 […]