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KUA Signs City of Kissimmee As First Subscriber for Community Solar Project
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – In a landmark decision, the Kissimmee City Commission on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, approved a partnership with Kissimmee Utility Authority to power 100 percent of its facilities with solar energy, beginning in 2020. “Kissimmee will be the first city in the State of Florida to have 100 percent of its facilities powered…
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Welsh Inducted Into Chamber Hall of Fame
KISSIMMEE, Fla., February 5, 2019 – Kissimmee Utility Authority president and general manager Jim Welsh was inducted into the Kissimmee/Osceola County Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame Saturday evening. The induction was part of the Chamber’s 94th annual meeting, held at Disney’s Contemporary Resort at Walt Disney World. The Hall of Fame pays tribute to…
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Utility Offices Closed for MLK Day
KISSIMMEE, Fla., January 13, 2019 – Kissimmee Utility Authority’s customer service center and administrative offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 21 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Regular office hours will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 22. Customers wishing to make a bill payment during the holiday weekend can do so through the…
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KUA to Host Free Movie in the Park Featuring ‘Peter Rabbit’
KISSIMMEE, Fla., Jan. 11, 2019 – Kissimmee Utility Authority, in partnership with the City of Kissimmee, will host a free Movie in the Park event on Friday, Feb. 1 on the veterans lawn of Kissimmee Lakefront Park. The event will feature the live-action/computer-animated comedy film “Peter Rabbit,” shown on a giant 32-foot screen. The movie…
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Kissimmee Utility Releases 2019 Electrical Safety Calendar
KISSIMMEE, Fla., Jan. 8, 2019 – Kissimmee Utility Authority has released its 2019 calendar of electrical safety, featuring the winning entries from its 25th annual student art contest. The calendar, available free of charge at the utility’s customer service center at 1701 W. Carroll Street in Kissimmee, features an assortment of electrical safety tips and…
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Raccoon Knocks Out Power to Thousands in Kissimmee
KISSIMMEE, Fla., December 30, 2018 – A foraging raccoon triggered a widespread power outage in Kissimmee this afternoon, leaving 3,218 customers of Kissimmee Utility Authority without electricity for a half hour. The raccoon climbed onto a 13,200-volt piece of electrical equipment inside the utility’s Airport Substation at 1:38 p.m. Sunday, causing three primary feeder lines…
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City Commission Reappoints Jeanne Van Meter to KUA Board
KISSIMMEE, Fla., Dec. 19, 2018 – The Kissimmee City Commission on Tuesday appointed Jeanne Van Meter to a second five-year term on the Kissimmee Utility Authority board of directors. Van Meter was originally appointed to the board in 2011 to complete an unfinished term, following the death of director Jim Kasper. In 2015, she was…
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Utility Offices Closed for Christmas, New Year’s
KISSIMMEE, Fla., December 17, 2018 – Kissimmee Utility Authority’s customer service center and administrative offices will be closed in observance of Christmas on Monday, December 24 and Tuesday, December 25. Regular utility business hours will resume on Wednesday, December 26. Utility offices will also be closed for New Year’s Day on Tuesday, January 1, 2019.…
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Engineer Honored as KUA Employee of the Year
KISSIMMEE, Fla., Dec. 12, 2018 – Senior engineer Jeff Sizemore has been named Kissimmee Utility Authority’s 2018 employee of the year. The award recognizes and rewards exemplary performance by a KUA employee based on both performance of their responsibilities as outlined in their job description and on their specific contributions to the mission, goals and…
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KUA’s Jim Welsh Named Grand Marshal of Kissimmee Holiday Parade
KISSIMMEE, Fla., Dec. 7, 2018 – Retiring Kissimmee Utility Authority president and general manager Jim Welsh has been named grand marshal of Saturday’s Festival of Lights Parade in downtown Kissimmee. Welsh has served as head of Kissimmee’s electric utility since 1982, guiding it through the most significant period of growth in its 117-year history. Welsh…