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FMPA Services Helps Customers Save Electricity
ORLANDO,
Fla., March 5, 2007 – Several Florida cities have cost-effectively
added energy conservation information to their Web sites by
working together through the Florida Municipal Power Agency.
Fourteen
cites worked together to offer free online tools and resources
to help customers conserve electricity and learn how to manage
their home energy use. The Internet-based resource called
Energy Depot® provides valuable tools, including an online
energy profile, energy calculator, energy library and more.
“The
online energy audit program is an example of a common need
that can be solved efficiently by working together,”
said FMPA General Manager and CEO Roger Fontes. “FMPA
is committed to adding new member services that meet the needs
of our members.”
Participating
cities include Jacksonville Beach, Bartow, Bushnell, Chattahoochee,
Clewiston, Fort Meade, Green Cove Springs, Keys Energy Services,
Lake Worth, Mount Dora, Newberry, Ocala, Vero Beach and Winter
Park.
The rising
cost of energy has increased the demand for home energy audits,
and several of FMPA’s member utilities wanted to provide
customers with educational resources to help conserve energy.
Working together through FMPA enabled individual cities to
purchase the online energy audit software in a cost-effective
manner.
“The
online energy audit provides valuable information to residential
customers at a manageable cost to the utilities,” said
Fontes.
Energy
Depot is an integrated suite of online resources designed
to answer energy questions. The major elements include:
•
Energy Profile – The personalized energy
profile helps customers understand home energy use and cost
and ways to reduce energy use.
• Energy Calculator – Quickly
calculate the annual energy use and cost of individual electric
and natural gas home systems and appliances.
• Energy Library – Read about
a range of home energy topics and review the most frequently
asked questions and answers on home energy use.
• Energy Advisor – Have remaining
energy questions answered via e-mail by an online energy advisor.
The information
can be accessed through the Web sites of the individual utility
participants.
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Florida
Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) is a wholesale power company
owned by 30 municipal electric utilities. FMPA provides economies
of scale in power generation and related services to support
community-owned electric utilities. The members of FMPA serve
approximately 1.9 million Floridians. FMPA’s members
include Alachua, Bartow, Blountstown, Bushnell, Chattahoochee,
Clewiston, Fort Meade, Fort Pierce, Gainesville, Green Cove
Springs, Havana, Homestead, Jacksonville Beach, Key West,
Kissimmee, Lake Worth, Lakeland, Leesburg, Moore Haven, Mount
Dora, New Smyrna Beach, Newberry, Ocala, Orlando, Quincy,
St. Cloud, Starke, Vero Beach, Wauchula and Williston. Additional
information is available on the Internet at www.fmpa.com.
FMPA
Contact:
Mark McCain
Assistant General Manager,
Public Relations and Human Resources
(407) 355-7767
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