FMPA Weekly | June 25, 2012 | Member Edition

  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 | June 18, 2012 | Member Edition

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 | June 11, 2012 | Member Edition

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 | June 4, 2012 | Member Edition

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 | May 29, 2012 | Member Edition

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 | May 21, 2012 | Member Edition

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 | May 14, 2012 | Member Edition

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 […]

FMPA Weekly | May 7, 2012 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly   A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members   May 7, 2012     LAST WEEK   ARP Meters and RTUs Upgrade Juan Bailey recently completed the upgrade of 30 meters and 10 remote terminal units (RTU) installed in All-Requirements Project (ARP) member cities. The equipment was obsolete and no longer supported by the […]

FMPA Weekly | April 30, 2012 | Member Edition

FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members April 30, 2012     LAST WEEK   E-Meeting Bill Signed into Law Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed into law last Friday a bill that will enable more govemental agencies, including FMPA and Florida Gas Utility, to conduct public meetings using audio and video communication technology. The […]

FMPA Weekly | April 23, 2012 | Member Edition

  FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members April 23, 2012       LAST WEEK   Policy Makers Liaisons Committee FMPA’s Policy Makers Liaisons Committee (PMLC) met last Wednesday at the Orlando Utilities Commission’s Dispatch Center to lea about the Florida Municipal Power Pool and to tour the dispatch center. The PMLC’s next […]