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Staff ReportsOctober 23, 2018

Less than two weeks after the nearly Category 5 Hurricane Michael, power has been “fully restored to all public power customers who can accept power,” according to the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) on Tuesday. At peak, more than 400,000 customers in the region were without power, with nearly 122,000 of them from five Florida […]

Drew WilsonMarch 7, 2018

Florida electric lineworkers are heading to Kissimmee this weekend to compete in the Florida Lineman Competition, where their mettle will be tested in tasks based on real-world scenarios. The event, put on by the Florida Municipal Electric Association, will be hosted by the Kissimmee Utility Authority at Osceola Heritage Park, 1875 Silver Spur Lane. The […]

Staff ReportsNovember 21, 2017

Public power personnel from four Florida municipal electric utilities will be headed to the U.S. Virgin Islands Tuesday and Wednesday to assist with ongoing power restoration efforts after Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) announced. “After Hurricane Irma tore through nearly the whole state, Florida utilities were the grateful beneficiaries of mutual […]

Staff ReportsOctober 5, 2017

Municipal electric customers in the path of Tropical Storm Nate should rest easy: Your utility is “ready.” “While there is still much uncertainty surrounding Nate’s ultimate strength and path, Florida’s municipal electric utilities are watching it closely,” said Amy Zubaly, executive director of the Florida Municipal Electric Association. They “are prepared to bring in power restoration resources […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 12, 2017

About 500,000 municipal utility customers remain without power following the three days that Hurricane Irma battered the state, according to the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA). The hardest-hit areas for municipal electric utilities include the Florida Keys, Homestead, Moore Haven, Clewiston, Wauchula, Lakeland, Bartow, Fort Meade, Orlando, Ocala and the Jacksonville area. Currently, 37 percent of […]

Staff ReportsJune 22, 2017

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Amy Zubaly has now gone from interim to permanent executive director of the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA), and the first women to head the organization, according to a Thursday press release. The board of directors in January had tapped Zubaly, then deputy executive director of public affairs and strategic communications, to helm the association while […]

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FMEA: North Florida public power customers fully restored

18th annual Florida Lineman Competition kicks off Friday

Despite holiday, lineworkers headed to Virgin Islands

Nervous about Nate? Municipal electric utilities are ‘ready’

Municipal utilities working to restore power

Personnel note: Amy Zubaly named new head of FMEA