1. Public Power in Florida Mutual Aid and Storm Readiness
Barry Moline, Executive Director
Florida Municipal Electric Association
(850) , ext. 1
May 2008

2. Profile 33 municipal electric utilities 1.3 million customer meters
14% of Florida’s population
Large Utilities
JEA (Jacksonville): 404,000 customers
OUC (Orlando): 198,000 customers
Tallahassee: 111,000 customers
Small Utilities
Bushnell: 1,147 customers
Combined, 3rd largest utility behind FPL and Progress Energy

3. Florida’s Public Power Utilities
=Winter Park
Reedy Creek =

4. Power Supply How do the small utilities generate power?
They don’t…
Only 13 of 34 generate electricity
Others purchase power from:
Florida Municipal Power Agency
15 purchase all, 8 purchase some
Progress Energy
TECO Energy
Florida Power & Light
Gulf Power
Glades Co-op

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

7. Mutual Aid Agreements
and Procedures

8. Mutual Aid Has Come from Near & Far…TX OK AR LA NM AZ CA NV UT CO KS MO IA NE SD ND MT WY ID OR WA MN WI IL IN FL MS AL GA SC NC TN KY VA WV OH MI PA NY ME VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD

9. Today City of Ocala Electric Utility
City of Tallahassee Electric Utility
Public power utilities may be small, but together we have a strong state and national network

10. Thank You!