Public Power in Florida Mutual Aid and Storm Readiness Barry Moline, Executive Director Florida Municipal Electric Association (850) , ext. 1 May 2007

2 Profile 34 municipal electric utilities 34 municipal electric utilities 1.3 million customer meters 1.3 million customer meters 14% of Floridas population 14% of Floridas population Large Utilities Large Utilities JEA (Jacksonville): 385,000 customers JEA (Jacksonville): 385,000 customers OUC (Orlando): 192,000 customers OUC (Orlando): 192,000 customers Tallahassee: 107,000 customers Tallahassee: 107,000 customers Small Utilities Small Utilities Bushnell: 1,130 customers Bushnell: 1,130 customers Combined, 3 rd largest utility behind FPL and Progress Energy Combined, 3 rd largest utility behind FPL and Progress Energy

3 Floridas Public Power Utilities Winter Park Reedy Creek

4 Power Supply How do the small utilities generate power? How do the small utilities generate power? They dont… They dont… Only 13 of 34 generate electricity Only 13 of 34 generate electricity Others purchase power from: Others purchase power from: Florida Municipal Power Agency Florida Municipal Power Agency 15 purchase all, 8 purchase some 15 purchase all, 8 purchase some Progress Energy Progress Energy TECO Energy TECO Energy Florida Power & Light Florida Power & Light Gulf Power Gulf Power Glades Co-op Glades Co-op

6 Mutual Aid – Many Options Florida mutual aid Florida mutual aid Southeastern mutual aid Southeastern mutual aid National mutual aid National mutual aid

Mutual Aid Agreements and Procedures

Mutual Aid Has Come from Near & Far…

9 Today Kissimmee Utility Authority (KUA) Kissimmee Utility Authority (KUA) Fort Pierce Utility Authority (FPUA) Fort Pierce Utility Authority (FPUA) Public power utilities may be small, but together we have a strong state and national network Public power utilities may be small, but together we have a strong state and national network

10 Wind Monitoring Utilities working together on storm hardening research Utilities working together on storm hardening research Undergrounding Undergrounding Vegetation Management Vegetation Management Wind Data Wind Data Wind monitoring project: Wind monitoring project: PSC staff specifically asked the utilities to consider PSC staff specifically asked the utilities to consider Benefits Benefits Accurate information about wind conditions during adverse weather Accurate information about wind conditions during adverse weather Correlate actual wind conditions with actual damage Correlate actual wind conditions with actual damage 4 party agreement 4 party agreement Utilities, University of Florida's Engineering Department, WeatherFlow, Inc., and the Public Utility Research Center Utilities, University of Florida's Engineering Department, WeatherFlow, Inc., and the Public Utility Research Center Establish a network of wind monitoring systems throughout the state to monitor the effects of hurricanes on utility infrastructure. Establish a network of wind monitoring systems throughout the state to monitor the effects of hurricanes on utility infrastructure. Monitoring stations Monitoring stations 12 will be operating by June 1 st 12 will be operating by June 1 st Expect to have as many as 40 stations across the state by October 1st Expect to have as many as 40 stations across the state by October 1st

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