FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Feb. 8, 2010 LAST WEEK 2011 Budget Season Budget season officially began last Monday. Ellen Lindsay is preparing a draft budget calendar detailing events leading up to approval of the fiscal 2011 budget in July. Agency budget inputs are due from FMPA staff by […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Feb. 1, 2010 LAST WEEK Meeting with Rep. Troutman Representatives from FMPA, Florida Municipal Electric Association and the city of Fort Meade met last Monday with state Rep. Baxter Troutman to discuss a draft bill in the Florida House of Representatives that would place […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Jan. 25, 2010 LAST WEEK Regulatory Victory FMPA successfully challenged last week the interpretation of North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Standard EOP-005-1 regarding system restoration plan requirements. The existing interpretation was unclear about a requirement for small transmission operators to perform power […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Jan. 19, 2010 LAST WEEK Cane Island Unit 4 Owners Update Jim Hay attended a workshop last Wednesday hosted by Zachry Holdings, Inc., which provided an update on the Cane Island Unit 4 construction project. The construction company reported that the project […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Jan. 11, 2010 LAST WEEK Member Relations Survey FMPA has kicked-off planning of its 2010 Member Relations Survey. The Member Relations Survey was previously known as FMPA’s Member Satisfaction Survey, but it was renamed this year to more accurately reflect its focus on measuring […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Jan. 4, 2010 LAST WEEK Fiscal 2009 Audit Report FMPA’s financial audit report for fiscal 2009 was posted last week on the FMPA Member Portal. The financials will be reviewed by the Audit and Risk Oversight Committee on Jan. 27 and by […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Dec. 28, 2009 LAST WEEK Brightening the Holidays for Central Florida Children FMPA employees delivered toys, clothes and shoes Dec. 17 to grant the holiday wishes of 75 children from the Children’s Home Society of Florida. The Children’s Home Society of Florida […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Dec. 21, 2009 LAST WEEK Audit and Risk Oversight Committee FMPA’s Audit and Risk Oversight Committee (AROC) met last Monday to conduct an exit interview with exteal auditor Purvis, Gray & Company. The AROC discussed the annual financial audit, Management Letter comments and management’s […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Dec. 14, 2009 LAST WEEK Cane Island Gas Turbine and Generator Placed Two major elements of the new Cane Island Unit 4 were successfully placed on their foundations last week. The gas turbine and generator are now being prepared for final assembly. Another major milestone […]
FMPA Weekly A weekly e-newsletter for FMPA members Dec. 7, 2009 LAST WEEK Cane Island Combustion Turbine, Generator and PDC Delivered An 85.5-ton combustion turbine and a 271.5-ton generator – two major elements of the new Cane Island Unit 4 – were successfully delivered Dec. 2 and Dec. 4 to the Cane Island […]