Electrical

Brevard's best athletes to be honored Friday
Florida Today
The Palm Bay graduate was one of the leaders on the 2006 Florida Gators National Championship team and was a consensus first-team All-American. Kelly Kretschman. A four-sport star at Satellite High, she set Alabama's home run record in softball and …

Palm Coast favors fee on electricity for stormwater work
Daytona Beach News-Journal
Most cities have a franchise fee on electricity, Landon said. And an attorney for FPL agreed. FPL serves about half of Florida and 180 cities and only about eight or nine cities do not have a franchise fee, said Patrick Bryan, an attorney for FPL at …

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Top 2 High-Yield, Undervalued Utilities Being Accumulated By Mega Funds, 4 …
Seeking Alpha
(SO): SO is a holding company engaged in generation, transmission and distribution of electricity serving customers in the southeastern US in AL, GA, FL, MS and NC. A total of 29 mega funds hold 23.7% of the outstanding shares, with nineteen funds …

Newman Branch Creek project nears completion
Tbo.com
Thanks to a partnership between Tampa Electric Co. and the Southwest Florida Water Management District's Surface Water Improvement and Management, or SWIM, program, the second — and last — 12-acre parcel of the Newman Branch Creek Fisheries …

FPL predicts lower power bills, financial benefits will outweigh negatives if …
TCPalm
By Ed Bierschenk VERO BEACH — The combination of lower electric costs and other financial benefits of selling the city's electric system to Florida Power & Light Co. will more than make up for the loss of income the city receives from its utility, …

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Cooper Industries to Participate in the 2012 Electrical Products Group Conference
MarketWatch (press release)
DUBLIN, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Cooper Industries plc (NYSE:CBE) today announced it will participate in the 2012 Electrical Products Group Conference held in Longboat Key, Florida on Wednesday, May 23. The presentation and comments by …

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Award-winning sustainable community in Florida now produces own electricity
Examiner.com
Seven homes in the Hancock Place subdivision of St. Augustine are now producing their own electricity from solar photovoltaic (PV) panels installed by Power Production Management, Inc. of Gainesville, Florida. Touted as one of Florida's top sustainable …

ABM Installs Multiple EV Charging Stations at USAA Properties
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW YORK, May 08, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Partnering with long-time client USAA Real Estate Company (USAA), ABM (NYSE:ABM) , a leading provider of integrated facility solutions, recently installed 17 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across three …

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FPL kicks off annual company-wide storm drill simulation with virtual …
Sacramento Bee
"Hurricanes are powerful forces of nature that can cause significant damage and widespread electricity outages. FPL has a well-developed plan for storm restoration. We train rigorously and we are prepared." The last major hurricane to devastate Florida …

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