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Public Power in Florida Public Power in Florida

Mutual Aid and Storm Readiness Mutual Aid and Storm Readiness

Barry Moline Barry Moline Executive Director Executive Director Florida Municipal Electric Association Florida Municipal Electric Association bmoline@publicpower.com bmoline@publicpower.com 850 850-

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Profile Profile

  34 municipal electric utilities 34 municipal electric utilities   1.3 million customer meters 1.3 million customer meters   14% of Florida 14% of Florida’ ’s population s population   Large Utilities Large Utilities

– – JEA (Jacksonville): 404,000 customers JEA (Jacksonville): 404,000 customers – – OUC (Orlando): 198,000 customers OUC (Orlando): 198,000 customers – – Tallahassee: 113,000 customers Tallahassee: 113,000 customers

  Small Utilities Small Utilities

– – Bushnell: 1,147 customers Bushnell: 1,147 customers

  Combined, 3 Combined, 3rd

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largest utility behind FPL and behind FPL and Progress Energy Progress Energy

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Florida Florida’ ’s Public Power Utilities s Public Power Utilities

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Power Supply Power Supply

  How do the small utilities generate power? How do the small utilities generate power?

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  Only 12 of 34 generate electricity Only 12 of 34 generate electricity   Others purchase power from: Others purchase power from:

– – Florida Municipal Power Agency Florida Municipal Power Agency

• 14 purchase all, 8 purchase some

14 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 Glades Co-

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Mutual Aid Mutual Aid – – Many Options Many Options

  Florida mutual aid Florida mutual aid   Southeastern mutual aid Southeastern mutual aid   National mutual aid National mutual aid

Mutual Aid Agreements Mutual Aid Agreements and Procedures and Procedures

Mutual Aid Has Come from Mutual Aid Has Come from Near & Far Near & Far… …

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Today Today

  Rob Rob McGarrah McGarrah, General , General Manager, City of Manager, City of Tallahassee Electric Utility Tallahassee Electric Utility   Some public power utilities Some public power utilities may appear small, but may appear small, but together we have a strong together we have a strong state and national network state and national network