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KUA Offices Closed for Independence Day
KISSIMMEE, Fla., July 2, 2018 – Kissimmee Utility Authority’s customer service center and administrative offices will be closed in observance of Independence Day on Wednesday, July 4. Regular utility business hours will resume on Thursday, 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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Kissimmee Linemen Honored By Florida Cabinet
KISSIMMEE, Fla., June 13, 2018 – Kissimmee Utility Authority linemen joined lineworkers from public power communities across the state at the Florida Cabinet meeting today where they were recognized for their service to their communities and outstanding performance at two recent lineworker competitions. The group of public power lineworkers were presented with a resolution by…
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Kissimmee City Commission Appoints Urbina to Second Term on KUA Board
KISSIMMEE, Fla., June 6, 2018 – By unanimous consent, the Kissimmee City Commission on Tuesday appointed Ethel Urbina to a second five-year term on the Kissimmee Utility Authority board of directors. Urbina has served on the board since Oct. 1, 2013. Urbina is a real estate broker and owner of Mercedes Investments, LLC in Kissimmee.…
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Early Season Heat Wave Spikes Power Consumption by 21%
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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KUA Releases 2018 Hurricane Preparedness Guide
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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Utility Offices Closed for Memorial Day
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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KUA Ranked Among Top 100 Fleets in the Americas
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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Ribbit! Foraging Tree Frog Knocks Out Power to 800 in Kissimmee
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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KUA Participating in One of the Largest Municipal Solar Projects in the Nation
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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Finalists Named for KUA Board
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…