ORLANDO, FL. – OUC—The Reliable One was honored yesterday with the Energy Innovator Award at the American Public Power Association’s National Conference in Orlando. The APPA award recognizes utilities that either develop or apply creative, energy-efficient techniques and technologies that provide better service to electric customers, or launch projects that increase the efficiency of utility operations. Read the […]
USGBC honors the City of Tallahassee with the LEED Gold Certification
On June 2, 2021 at the City Council Meeting, the U.S. Green Building Council presented Mayor John Daily and the City of Tallahassee with the USGBC’s LEED Gold Certification. We are proud of the hard work and continued commitment the City of Tallahassee has made in sustainability and resilience within it’s city. Read more in […]
Earth Day 2021: Tallahassee reaching for the sun to meet sustainability goals
On April 22, Tallahassee — like communities around the world — will recognize Earth Day, a holiday founded in 1970 in the United States and regarded as the anniversary of the modern environmental movement. Since that first celebration, Earth Day has gone global with more than a billion people marking the annual occasion as a […]
City of Tallahassee Electric Utility Receives National Recognition
The City of Tallahassee Electric Utility was awarded two honors from the American Public Power Association (APPA) – the 2021 Award of Continued Excellence (ACE) through its Demonstration of Energy and Efficiency Developments (DEED) program and a Diamond level recognition through its RP3 program. Read the full artic at https://www.publicpower.com/news/city-of-tallahassee-electric-utility-receives-national-recognitionle
OUC ranks 2nd among midsize electric utilities in a recent J.D. Power 2020 Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Survey
In a recent residential customer satisfaction Survey, J.D. Power ranked OUC 2nd among midsize electric utilities in the south. You can check out the full article and reports at https://www.jdpower.com/business/press-releases/2020-electric-utility-residential-customer-satisfaction-study
New Report on States Adopting 100% Clean Energy Goals
A report titled “Advancing Toward 100 Percent: State Policies, Programs, and Plans for Zero-Carbon Electricity” has been released today examining 17 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico who have adopted 100 percent clean electricity goals. The new report was produced by the 100% Clean Energy Collaborative, an initiative managed by the Clean […]
OUC Constructing Large High-speed EV Charging Hub in Downtown Orlando
Supported by a $500,000 EV Infrastructure grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the Orlando Utilities Commission is building an electric vehicle charging mobility hub in downtown Orlando. The new EV charging station is a part of OUC’s efforts to increase Central Florida’s EV use to 40,000 vehicles by 2025. The OUC-led project is […]
Tallahassee Clean Energy Plan
On February 20, 2019, the Tallahassee, Florida City Commission committed to a 100% clean, renewable energy future by 2050. This included a commitment to 100% clean, renewable energy for city operations by 2035. Read more details about Tallahassee’s plans and goals here, https://talgov.com/sustainability/cleanenergyplan.aspx The City of Tallahassee Electric utility has moved forward with development of […]
GRU to add 50MW of Solar PV with 12 MW of Energy Storage, through PPA with Origis Energy
The Gainesville City Commission unanimously approved a groundbreaking project (yesterday, July 16, 2020) that will bring 50 megawatts of affordable solar power to the community by 2022. It will be the first utility-scale solar+storage project in the utility’s service territory. It will be located in Alachua County, approximately 2 miles South of GRU’s Parker Road […]
Two new Florida Municipal Solar Project Plants Begin Commercial Operation
Today, the Harmony and Taylor Creek Solar Energy Centers began commercial operation, marking a Central Florida solar expansion milestone. These two new Central Florida solar farms that are part of one of the largest municipal-backed solar projects in the nation. Harmony Solar Energy Center in St. Cloud and the Taylor Creek Solar Energy Center in […]