KISSIMMEE, Fla., March 29, 2007 – Abani K. “Ben” Sharma, vice president of Kissimmee Utility Authority’s power supply department, retires March 31 after 17 years at KUA and 33 years in the utility industry. Sharma, 67, spent much of his career in Florida and Georgia, serving as an electrical engineer for Southern Engineering Company of… Read more »
Monthly Archives: March 2007
Martin Dennis Named Meter Reader of the Year
KISSIMMEE, Fla., March 23, 2007 – Kissimmee Utility Authority (KUA) on Thursday named Martin Dennis its 2006 meter reader of the year. Dennis was chosen from among the utility’s 20 full- and part-time meter readers for his meter reading volume and accuracy. Dennis read 101,623 electric, water and irrigation meters in 2006 with just 28… Read more »
Gemskie Appointed to National Public Power Council
KISSIMMEE, Fla., March 23, 2007 – Kissimmee Utility Authority (KUA) chairman Nancy Gemskie has been appointed by the American Public Power Association to a one-year term on its Policy Makers Council. This marks her third consecutive appointment to the 40-member council. The council assists APPA in promoting federal legislation that is important to public power… Read more »
KUA Warns of Utility Phone Scam
KISSIMMEE, Fla., March 21, 2007 – Kissimmee Utility Authority (KUA) today issued a warning to utility customers not to fall victim to scam artists posing as bank employees. KUA received a report on Tuesday from a customer who had been contacted by a representative of the American Bank Association on behalf of the utility. The… Read more »
KUA Earns Award for Outstanding Safety Practices
KISSIMMEE, Fla., March 19, 2007 – Kissimmee Utility Authority (KUA) has earned the Florida Municipal Electric Association’s 2007 Safety Award for safe operating practices. KUA was one of 23 utilities recognized at an awards banquet held March 17 in Ocala, Fla. Entrants were placed in categories according to their number of worker-hours and judged for… Read more »