FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members April 16, 2012 LAST WEEK Member City Visits Mike Siefert traveled to Starke last Tuesday to observe an audit of the city’s Energy Audit Program, which is funded by an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant. On Thursday, Mike and Mount […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members April 9, 2012 LAST WEEK SharePoint Demonstration FMPA’s Information Technology and Regulatory Compliance departments met last Monday with representatives from Tampa Electric Company for a demonstration of how they use Microsoft SharePoint. FMPA is investigating implementing best practices for SharePoint’s document management, […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members April 2, 2012 LAST WEEK 2012 ARP Load Forecast FMPA recently published the 2012 ARP Load Forecast. This report forecasts the peak load and net energy for load (NEL) of the All-Requirements Project (ARP). The 2012 Load Forecast has been […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members March 26, 2012 LAST WEEK Business Model Working Group The All-Requirements Project’s Business Model Working Group (BMWG) met last Wednesday to discuss an idea for smoothing energy rates called Gas at Nominal Tabs (GANT). The idea was proposed by Kissimmee Utility Authority […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members March 19, 2012 LAST WEEK Peer Review Spot Check As part of FMPA’s inteal compliance program, FMPA’s Regulatory Compliance Department began the process this week for Kissimmee Utility Authority’s (KUA) annual spot check. FMPA’s Compliance Department, along with volunteers from member cities, […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members March 12, 2012 LAST WEEK Board Room Audio RFP FMPA last Thursday selected Infinity AV and Security to help improve the audio system in FMPA’s Board room. Representatives from Infinity will begin testing the current system this week to diagnose problems and […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members March 5, 2012 LAST WEEK Member Relations Survey FMPA launched its 2012 Member Relations Survey last Thursday. A link to the 10-question online survey was emailed to members of the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Audit and Risk Oversight Committee, Business Model […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Feb. 27, 2012 LAST WEEK 34 Years of Working Together Thirty-four years ago, Florida’s municipal electric utilities held the first meeting of FMPA and began the joint-action jouey of coordinating wholesale power supply needs. Since Feb. 24, 1978, FMPA’s members have worked […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Feb. 20, 2012 LAST WEEK Joint AROC and ARP Executive Committee Workshop FMPA’s Audit and Risk Oversight Committee and the ARP Executive Committee held a joint workshop last Wednesday to discuss options for smoothing energy rates, such as the GANT Plan and […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Feb. 13, 2012 LAST WEEK Finance Meetings Mark Larson, Janet Davis and Kristi Knight met last Friday with Craig Dunlap, FMPA’s financial advisor, and representatives from Bank of America, PNC Bank and Wells Fargo to discuss potential bond transactions for the Stanton, […]