ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 28, 2009 – Florida Municipal Power Agency’s (FMPA) annual financial report received the top award in a national annual report contest conducted by the American Public Power Association.

FMPA’s 2008 annual financial report titled, Voice of the People, won the Award of Excellence in the category for the nation’s largest public power utilities. This category includes public power utilities with annual revenues of $400 million or more.

Awards were judged based on the effectiveness of the copy, design, financial data, creativity, graphics, organization and communicating the utility’s story.

The 24-page report features customers from several FMPA member cities, highlighting that people are the real source of power at FMPA. By working together, FMPA’s people will find solutions to balance reliable power at an affordable price in an environmentally friendly manner. The report is available online.

The 2008 annual report was designed by Merge Inc., an Atlanta-based communications and interactive agency, and the copy was written by FMPA staff.

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The American Public Power Association (APPA) is the trade organization for America’s more than 2,000 community-owned electric utilities. Its annual report contest is judged by professionals in the fields of communications, marketing and printing.
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 2 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.