Category: News
Category: News
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KUA Offices Closed for Labor Day
KISSIMMEE, Fla., August 26, 2019 – Kissimmee Utility Authority’s customer service center and administrative offices will be closed in observance of Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 2. Regular utility business hours will resume on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Customers wishing to make a bill payment over the holiday weekend can do so through the utility’s automated…
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#ThankALineman: KUA Celebrates Florida Lineworker Appreciation Day
KISSIMMEE, Fla., August 26, 2019 – Kissimmee Utility Authority proudly celebrates Florida Lineworker Appreciation Day today to honor the skilled brave men and women across the state who work in one of the nation’s most dangerous professions. In 2012, the Florida House of Representatives introduced a resolution honoring the men and women in Florida who…
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KUA Strikes Gold, Wins 6 Statewide Public Relations Awards
KISSIMMEE, Fla., August 8, 2019 – Kissimmee Utility Authority won six awards at the 2019 Golden Image Awards, an annual statewide competition sponsored by the Florida Public Relations Association. The winners were announced Tuesday evening at the Association’s 81st annual conference in Tampa. The competition recognizes companies and organizations which exhibit and employ comprehensive public…
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KUA Recognized As National Smart Energy Provider
KISSIMMEE, Fla., July 31, 2019 – Kissimmee Utility Authority has earned the Smart Energy Provider (SEP) designation from the American Public Power Association for demonstrating commitment to and proficiency in energy efficiency, distributed generation and environmental initiatives that support a goal of providing low-cost, quality, safe, and reliable electric service. The SEP designation, which lasts…
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Masked Bandit Knocks Out Power to Thousands in Kissimmee
KISSIMMEE, Fla., July 30, 2019 – A rogue raccoon jumped the fence of a Kissimmee electrical substation early Tuesday morning, single-pawedly knocking out power to 2,844 customers of Kissimmee Utility Authority for an hour. The raccoon climbed onto a 13,200-volt breaker inside the utility’s Airport Substation at 5:01 a.m. Tuesday, causing three primary feeder lines…
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KUA’s Larry Mattern Elected Secretary of Statewide Power Agency
KISSIMMEE, Fla., July 18, 2019 – Kissimmee Utility Authority’s vice president of operations Larry Mattern was elected secretary of the Florida Municipal Power Agency’s board of directors and All-Requirements Project executive committee at the agency’s annual meeting held this week in Bonita Springs, Florida. Mattern was appointed as Kissimmee’s alternate to FMPA’s board of directors…
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KUA Board Adopts $222 Million Budget
KISSIMMEE, Fla., July 10, 2019 – The Kissimmee Utility Authority board of directors on Wednesday approved a $222 million operating and capital budget for fiscal year 2020. The vote came after a workshop and public hearing on the budget. The approved budget is a 13 percent decrease from the 2019 budget. The decrease is related…
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KUA Offices Closed for Independence Day
KISSIMMEE, Fla., June 28, 2019 – Kissimmee Utility Authority’s customer service center and administrative offices will be closed in observance of Independence Day on Thursday, July 4. Regular utility business hours will resume on Friday, July 5. Customers wishing to make a bill payment over the holiday can do so through the utility’s automated telephone…
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It’s a Solar-bration: KUA Unveils Solar Energy Education Trailer
KISSIMMEE, Fla., June 27, 2019 – Kissimmee Utility Authority has unveiled a solar energy demonstration trailer (video) to educate utility customers and students on solar energy production and battery storage, as well as energy conservation measures. Dubbed the “SunCatcher,” the towable trailer features an expanding solar array of 14 photovoltaic panels totaling 1.6 kilowatts (kW),…
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Kissimmee Sets Another Electricity-Usage Record
KISSIMMEE, Fla., June 25, 2019 – For the second consecutive day, residents of Kissimmee have set a new all-time record for electricity use. Kissimmee Utility Authority recorded an instantaneous system peak of 398.1 megawatts (MW) at 4:40 p.m. Tuesday, eclipsing Monday’s record of 388.8 MW. Above-normal temperatures combined with high humidity created a heat index…