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 […]
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 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 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 […]
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, […]