The Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) is the non-profit trade association representing the unified interests of Florida’s 33 public power communities. FMEA provides its members with government relations, mutual aid coordination, communications, education, and networking opportunities. The association supports its member utilities by promoting public power and delivering superior services through advocacy, mutual aid, education, and collaboration. Based in Tallahassee, FMEA was established in 1942 in response to WWII fuel shortages and is now the statewide trade association and voice for Florida’s 33 municipal electric utilities, serving more than three million residential and business customers in the state and employing more than 5,000 Floridians. FMEA’s membership categories, along with the 33 municipal electric utility members, also include associate member companies, affiliates, and public agencies. FMEA is governed by its board of directors and its members. Member Utilities Alachua Bartow Beaches Energy Services Blountstown Bushnell Clewiston Chattahoochee Fort Meade Fort Pierce Utilities Authority Gainesville Regional Utilities Green Cove Springs Havana Homestead Energy Services JEA Key West Kissimmee Utility Authority Lake Worth Beach Lakeland Electric Leesburg Moore Haven Mount Dora New Smyrna Beach Newberry Ocala Orlando Utilities Commission Quincy Starke Tallahassee Wauchula Williston Winter Park Affiliate Members St. Cloud Reedy Creek Affiliated Organizations Florida Municipal Power Agency American Public Power Association The Energy Authority Hometown Connections The Florida League of Cities Florida Municipal Broadband Alliance Member Services Government Relations: FMEA has a broad legislative team actively representing public power’s interests on a wide variety of state and federal legislative and regulatory issues. Mutual Aid Coordination: FMEA serves as the mutual aid coordinator for our member utilities, arranging assistance from other utilities to provide help following a storm, hurricane or other emergency situation. FMEA also serves as the statewide mutual aid coordinator as part of the American Public Power Association mutual aid process. Information Clearinghouse: FMEA functions as an information clearinghouse for industry news and trends, providing access to a comprehensive news archive, electric industry statistics, legislative and regulatory updates, and technical information for individual utility members. Industry News: Through a weekly Headline News email, FMEA provides industry related news articles. Although the news concentrates on Florida’s electric and energy industry, pertinent national stories are also run featuring governmental and regulatory news, technical and utility operations news, and environmental impact news. Relay Magazine: FMEA’s quarterly Relay magazine provides a close-up look at Florida’s public power utilities highlighting their communities, employees, projects, and events.