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KISSIMMEE, Fla., June 5, 2018 – Summer doesn’t arrive until June 21, but temperatures make it feel like the seasons have already changed. An early season heat wave combined with a lack of afternoon thunderstorms has forced residential and commercial air conditioners to work overtime, resulting in a surge in electricity use in Kissimmee on…

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KISSIMMEE, Fla., June 1, 2018 – Kissimmee Utility Authority today released its 2018 Osceola Hurricane Handbook, a free comprehensive preparedness guide offered annually to Osceola County residents. A partnership between KUA, Osceola County, the cities of Kissimmee and St. Cloud, UF IFAS Extension in Osceola County and Positively Osceola, the 40-page handbook includes information on…

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KISSIMMEE, Fla., May 23, 2018 – Kissimmee Utility Authority’s customer service center and administrative offices will be closed in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 28. Regular utility business hours will resume on Tuesday, May 29. Customers wishing to make a bill payment over the holiday weekend can do so through the utility’s automated…

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KISSIMMEE, Fla., May 16, 2018 – Kissimmee Utility Authority’s fleet service division has been ranked among the 100 Best Fleets in the Americas for 2018. The awards program, currently in its 16th year, recognizes and rewards peak performing fleet operations that incorporate accountability, technology deployment, collaboration, use of creativity to address challenges, quick repair turnaround,…

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KISSIMMEE, Fla., May 11, 2018 – At 4:04 a.m. this morning, while most residents were sleeping, a lone Cuban tree frog made its way up a utility pole outside a Kissimmee Utility Authority electrical substation, adjacent to Kissimmee’s Rose Hill Cemetery. The frog came in contact with high voltage electrical equipment which resulted in a…

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KISSIMMEE, Fla., May 4, 2018 – Kissimmee Utility Authority today announced its participation in the Florida Municipal Solar Project, a large-scale solar energy project that will enable the utility to provide renewable energy to its customers in the most cost-effective way. Designed to generate 223.5-megawatts of solar energy, the planned project will be one of…

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KISSIMMEE, Fla., May 3, 2018 – The Kissimmee Utility Authority board of directors on Wednesday interviewed five applicants to fill an upcoming vacancy on the five-member volunteer utility board. A sixth candidate was not able to participate in a scheduled interview. The outgoing director, Ethel Urbina, has served one term on the board and is…

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KISSIMMEE, Fla., May 1, 2018 – Kissimmee Utility Authority linemen brought home perfect scores and nine national trophies from Saturday’s 2018 Public Power Lineworkers Rodeo in Raleigh, North Carolina, hosted by the American Public Power Association. Sixty-six teams and 145 apprentices from utilities across the U.S. gathered to demonstrate their skill and knowledge in the…

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KISSIMMEE, Fla., April 30, 2018 – Kissimmee Utility Authority has earned the Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3)® designation from the American Public Power Association for providing reliable and safe electric service. Neil James, manager of distribution operations at ‎Santee Cooper, South Carolina and chair of the Association’s RP3 Review Panel, presented the designations this morning…

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KISSIMMEE, Fla., April 30, 2018 – Six residents have submitted applications to fill an upcoming vacancy on the Kissimmee Utility Authority board of directors. The deadline for completed applications was April 27. The outgoing director, Ethel Urbina, has served one term and is eligible for reappointment. Applicants must be registered voters, reside within Kissimmee city…

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