FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Feb. 21, 2011 LAST WEEK Cane Island Unit 4 High pressure and low pressure stem blows at Cane Island Unit 4 were successfully completed last week. Testing was subsequently suspended to correct some issues and is scheduled to resume on Monday at the earliest […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Feb. 14, 2011 __________________________________________________________ LAST WEEK Cane Island Unit 4 The steam blow at Cane Island Unit 4 began last Monday and continues this week. As part of Unit 4’s transition from construction to operation, high-pressure steam is being blown through the unit’s […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Feb. 7, 2011 LAST WEEK Cane Island Unit 4 Cane Island Unit 4 conducted its “first fire last Thursday, a significant milestone that signals the project’s transition from construction to operational testing. Another significant milestone called the steam blow is scheduled to […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Jan. 31, 2011 LAST WEEK City of Ocala Launches “Beat the Peak Program The city of Ocala recently launched a new energy conservation effort called “Beat the Peak. The program, known during program development as the Electricity Conservation Activity Program, encourages electric […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Jan. 24, 2011 LAST WEEK FMPA Protests PEF Filing FMPA filed a protest last Thursday in response to Progress Energy Florida’s recent filing to change the depreciation rates used to calculate formula-based wholesale transmission rates. FMPA’s Planning Department will continue to discuss the issue with Progress […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Jan. 17, 2011 LAST WEEK BMWG The All-Requirements Project’s Business Model Working Group (BMWG) met last Monday to discuss alteative fixed-cost allocators and demand rate structure alteatives. The BMWG approved a recommendation to the Executive Committee to change the All-Requirements Project demand […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Jan. 10, 2011 LAST WEEK ARP Rate Workshop The ARP Executive Committee met last Friday via conference call for the monthly All-Requirements Project rate workshop. The workshop agenda can be reviewed on the Member Portal. Contact: Jim Atz Finance Meetings FMPA’s […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Jan. 3, 2011 LAST WEEK Quincy Power Sales Begins FMPA’s All-Requirements Project began supply wholesale power to the city of Quincy on Jan. 1 as planned. Quincy selected FMPA as its wholesale supplier over four other potential providers in a competitive […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Dec. 27, 2010 LAST WEEK Cane Island Unit 4 The construction team at Cane Island Unit 4 reached an important milestone last week by successfully completing the hydrostatic test of the heat recovery steam generator. The plant is now in the […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Dec. 20, 2010 LAST WEEK Quincy Power Sales Contract The power sales contract between FMPA and the city of Quincy was unanimously approved by the City Commission last Tuesday. The agreement, which specifies that FMPA will supply approximately 23MW over a […]