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OUC General Manager & CEO Elected Vice President of Florida Municipal Electric Association Board of Directors
Today, at their annual conference in Palm Beach, members of the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) elected Clint Bullock, General Manager & CEO of OUC— The Reliable One as vice president of the organization’s board of directors.
“Providing affordable, reliable, resilient and sustainable service is what municipal utilities are all about,” said Bullock. “As we continue to be innovative to meet the changing needs of our customers and communities across the state, I’m honored to serve as FMEA’s vice president. I look forward to working together with our members as we advocate on behalf of public power.” An Orlando native and 33-year OUC veteran, Bullock became General Manager & CEO in 2018. Prior to that, he led the utility’s electric and water delivery operations, including engineering, construction, maintenance and operations of the transmission and distribution systems. Under his leadership, OUC has launched a transformative initiative to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050, with interim CO2 reductions of 50% by 2030 and 75% by 2040. Bullock has helped lower emissions in the transportation sector by encouraging electric vehicle (EV) use, increased OUC’s commitment to solar by more than eight times and committed $90 million in energy storage. He holds an MBA from Rollins College and a bachelor’s in business administration from the University of Central Florida.
providing our members with the resources and expertise they need to ensure customers have clean, affordable and reliable power,” said Amy Zubaly, FMEA Executive Director. “I am grateful to Clint and the other officers for agreeing to serve the association and I look forward to the accomplishments we will achieve together.” Other officers appointed to the FMEA board include President Brian Horton, president and general manager of KUA (Kissimmee Utility Authority), President-Elect Joe Bunch, general manager and CEO of New Smyrna Beach Utilities, and Secretary-Treasurer Ed Liberty, director of the City of Lake Worth Electric Utilities. FMEA is the statewide trade association representing Florida’s Public Power utilities. The association actively represents and advocates for member cities’ interests on a wide variety of state and federal issues, provides education and training for members and serves as a clearinghouse for industry news and information. Municipal electric utilities provide affordable, reliable electric service, and have been doing so for more than a century. As community-owned and locally managed organizations, these utilities are focused on serving local needs and interests while reinvesting back into the communities they serve.
For more information on FMEA and Florida’s Public Pow“Public power not only relies on a strong network of er communities, please visit www.flpublicpower.com. support, but also a leadership team that is dedicated to
Field Day at Stanton Seeks to Inspire Youth Students of the Youth Energy Academy (YEA) took a high-lev- Johnson expressed relief to seeing the YEA resume active, el course in power production at Stanton Energy Center (SEC) hands-on learning again after the last two summer programs on July 8, 2022, highlighting the annual summer program’s were held virtually due to the pandemic. return to in-person, hands-on learning. “This program is so much more effective when we can engage Outfitted with hard hats and protective eyewear, about 50 lo- the kids face-to-face,” he said. cal middle and high school students toured OUC’s flagship power plant where they saw the enormity of energy generat- After touring the main power plant building and ascending to ing machinery and heard the deafening sounds they produce its rooftop where they could see features on SEC’s 3,200-acre while sending hundreds of megawatts of electricity onto the site, such as cooler towers, reservoirs, solar fields and woodgrid. The students also were exposed to the OUC-sponsored ed wildlife sanctuary, the students participated in quizzes folPre-Apprenticeship Training Program and career opportuni- lowing presentations by OUC personnel. Those who answered ties with their hometown utility, given an overview on how questions correctly won prizes. OUC delivers safe drinking water, and introduced to the Tiny Green Home, a portable 200-square-foot showcase of sustain- Interactive sessions included: able living. • SEC safety overview, presented by Sr. Safety Coordinators Jason Drayton and Brad Leininger. Sponsored by the Florida Chapter of the American Associa- • A demonstration on OUC’s water treatment process, pretion of Blacks in Energy (AABE), the YEA is a statewide pro- sented by Christine Misner, Sr. Chemist, and James Houston, gram that seeks to inspire African American youths to study Water System Operator. STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) • The OUC-sponsored Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program, courses. Locally, YEA participants split time over two days at presented by Alandus Sims, Strategic Partnership & Projects OUC, Duke Energy and Siemens Energy facilities. OUC has Manager. supported the program for eight consecutive years. • OUC career opportunities, presented by Talent Acquisition Partners Erika De La Rosa and Kerry Kolpin. “We hope this program encourages these kids to realize the “I think the water demonstration was really interesting,” said value of STEM education,” said Corey Johnson, Supervisor of Lasean Scott, who’s entering the eighth grade at Greenwood Meter Operations and chair of the OUC chapter of the AABE. Middle School in Lake Mary. “I didn’t know OUC had any“This is one of the most impactful programs the AABE does.” thing to do with drinking water.”
