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Florida Currents is one of FKEC’s primary tools to communicate important information with our member-owners. The publication is sent monthly to all account holders at no cost.

In addition to providing up-to-date news about FKEC, Florida Currents is filled with engaging articles on Florida history, outdoor activities, travel, food, dining, recipes, scenic beauty, state parks, upcoming festivals/events, and more.

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2023

September 2023
Unclaimed Capital Credits; Decommissioned Poles Repurposed; FKEC Offers Rebates; Energy Saving Tips; Dudley Retires; Employee News; Be Like Mike Giving Back
August 2023
The Making of a Lineworker; Is Your Contact Info Current; Embrassing Technology; Tracking Your Power Usage Just Got Better; Heller Celebrates 30 Years; Lovell and Anthony Celebrate Milestones; Practicing Our Game Plans
July 2023
Photo Contest Winner; Beat the Heat; Prepare Now to Weather Any Storm; Before the Power Goes Out; The Importance of Preparation; Storm Restoration Plan; Generation Safety; SmartHub; Co-op Career Advancements
June 2023
Find Balance; 30 years of Environmentally Conscious Practices; Scam Alert; Part of a Bigger Network; FKEC Goes to Washington, DC; Career Day; Employee Milestones; Transmission Inspections
May 2023
Annual Meeting Recap; Outdoor Lighting Notice; Former Director Turns 100; Safety Training; Monroe County Special Needs Registry; Residential Rebates
April 2023 Annual Report
Recipe for Reliability; System Strength; Customer Service; Setting Goals; Quality Control; Hard Work Employee Directory; FKEC Finances
March 2023
CEO Report: Equal Say; Incumbents Reelected to Board; SmartHub and Meter Upgrade; Safety News; Employee Milestones; Marathon Seafood Fest
February 2023
Seeds for Students; CEO Report: Meter Upgrade Project; Maintaining Reliable Service; Honoring our Wounded Warriors; KAIR: Sombrero Beach Run
January 2023
Taking Care of Business; CEO Report: Past Progress and Future Planning; A Blink Isn’t Always Bad; Sharing the Holiday Spirit; Why Pay Your Bill Online?

2022

2021

2020

December 2020
- Energy-Saving Native Tree Giveaway; CEO Report: Happy Holidays and Thank You; FKEC Board: Giving Thanks; Charitable Trust Gives $150,000 to Members
November 2020
- High Wire, On the Job Training; FEMA Grant; Storm Hardening; Tracking the Weather; Bill Pay Options; Scam Warning; Residential Rebates
October
- Up, Up and Away: Aerial Linemen Work; Unclaimed Capital Credits; CEO Report: the power of Quality Service; FKEC Members Earn $170k in Rebates; Baxter Celebrates 35 Years; Move Over Law; Online Conveniences
September
- Unclaimed Capital Credits; Adjusting To the New Normal … Again; Bill Pay Assistance; Construction Projects Resume; Medical Essentials Program; Special Needs Registry; Employee Anniversaries; Promotions; Rebate Program; Shared Responsibilities: What’s Our/What’s Yours
August
- Celebrating Employee Commitment; Lee Achieves 40 Years and Promotion; Celebrating 30+ Years; Parker Retires; Sanders Promoted; Outdoor Lighting Notice
July
- Community Celebrates High School Graduates; Prepare Now to Weather any Storm; Storm Safety Tips; Employee Milestones; Offset Summer Cooling Costs; What 72 Hours Could Mean to You; Storm Restoration Amid COVID-19
June
- The Power of Positivity and Fluidity; The Smiles Behind the Masks; Neighbors Helping Neighbors; FKEC Returns $2.5 Million to Members
April Annual Report: Steady as She Goes
- FKEC Sets New Reliability Record, 99.995%; Marathon Facility Expansion; 98% Member Satisfaction; Board of Directors; All Hands on Deck; 2019 Financial Report
March
- Celebrating 80 years; Employee Commitment = Strength; Employee News; Sombrero Beach Run; Photo Contest
February
- Wounded Warrior Ride; Operation Round-Up® Raises Over $3.2 Million; Making Your Pennies Count; Knowledge is Power; Efficiency Tips; Valles Celebrates 35 Years;
January
- Maintaining a Strong Backbone; Starting 2020 Off Right!; Every Pole Plays a Critical Role; Construction Begins at Marathon Facility; Use Balloons Responsibly; Special Needs Registry; Energy saving tips

2019

December
- Project Highlights: Accomplishments and Future Plans; FKEC Returns Over $2.3 Million to Members; Employee News; Lyons Earns Promotion;
November
- Capturing and Storing Solar Power; Economic Participation; FKEC Returns $2.3 Million; Employees Earn CPR Certification; 38th Annual Key Largo Cook Of f
October
- Adapting Plans to Fit the Situation; Road Closed? No Problem!; Working Together, FKEC and FKAA;Linemen Reach Out and Touch 138,000 Volts
September
- Improving our Marathon Office; Preventing Outages Caused by Trees; Garcia Celebrates 35 Years; Take Stock In Children Fundraiser; Move Over Law
August
- By Land, Sea or Air—FKEC Gets the Job Done!; Repairs Along Long Key Bridge; Bill Pay Options; Scam Warning; Offset Summer Cooling Costs; Cooperative Talks Safety; Your Current Contact Info; Stuff the Bus
July
- Hurricane Prep: What Can You Accomplish in 72 Hours?; Prepare Now to Weather Any Storm; Post Storm Restoration; Stay Away from All Downed Power Lines; Generator Proper Use; Maintaining Reliable Service… Together; What’s Yours/What’s Our
June
- FKEC Offer Energy-Saving Tree Program; Employee Teamwork = Success; Cultivating the Next Generation; Welcome Gonzalez-Novoa and Holley; Eight Ways to INCREASE Your Electric Bill
May
- Annual Meeting Recap; Board Elects New Officers; FKEC Outdoor Lighting Q&A; Food Drive
April
- 2018 Annual Report: Embracing Technology
March
- Seeds & Safety with Students; FKEC Board Proposes New Ways to Vote; Members Re-elect Directors; Navarrete and Dudley Earn Promotions; Welcome Roberge; Parker Celebrates 35-Years; Special Needs Registry
February
- FKEC Salutes Wounded Warriors; FKEC Expands Rebate Program; Understand Your Energy Use; FKEC Services Help Members Go Solar; Massey Retires; Photo Contest
January
- Economic Participation in Action; Capital Credit Returns; Restoring Power in the Panhandle; Employee Anniversaries; Energy Awareness Month

2018

December (PDF)
- Economic Participation in Action; Capital Credit Returns; Restoring Power in the Panhandle; Employee Anniversaries; Energy Awareness Month
November (PDF)
- Capital Credits: Your Piece of the Pie; Making a Lineworker (Apprentice); Employees Donate to Take Stock in Children; FKEC Crews Head Toward Hurricane Michael
October (PDF)
- Reflecting on Storm Recovery; Hurricane Irma, A Year Later; Employee Anniversaries: Pierce, Sheffield, Amendola; Heading Toward Hurricane Florence
September (PDF)
- The Journey to Being Green; Incorporating Solar Power into Our System; Harnessing the Power of the Sun; FKEC Solar Loan Program; Solar Net Metering; Working with Environmental Sensitivity; Scam Warning
August (PDF)
- Long-Term Storm Repairs Continue; Co-op Replaces Equipment Damaged by Irma; How High Temps Impact Cooling Cost; Tips to Staying Cool; FKEC Outdoor Lighting Q&A; Turn Lights Off to Protect Turtle Nesting; Stuff the Bus
July (PDF)
- Preventing & Responding; Before and During a Power Outage; This Hurricane Season Prevent, Prepare, Protect; Anthony and Arrabal Celebrate 15 Years; Want More News?; Karl Wagner Elected Board Vice President
June (PDF)
- FKEC 2018 Annual Meeting Recap; Co-op Gives Away 400 Native Trees; Heller and Anthony Celebrate Anniversaries; School Career Day; Switlik Students Say Thank You
May (PDF)
- The FKEC Cooperative Difference; FKEC Board of Directors; Joe Roth Elected to Cooperative Board; Preventative Maintenance Ensures Reliability; Working with Environmental Sensitivity; 10-Year Milestones; Good Luck FKEC Yankees!; Switlik Career Day
April (PDF)
- FKEC 2017 Annual Report: Surviving the Big One; Long-Term Planning Pays Off ; Preparation & Restoration Timeline; Turning Plans into Actions; Working From Dawn to Dusk; Building a Storm-Resistant Power System; We Couldn’t Have Done it Without You; Outside Restoration Workforce; People Behind the Power; Thank You Co-op Members ; FKEC 2017 Financials
March (PDF)
- Representing Your Values and Interests; FKEC Attends Annual Legislative Cookout; Sharing Seeds and Safety with Students; Local Bank Thanks FKEC; Marathon Chamber Honors Patterson; Members Can Earn Up to $500 in Rebates
February (PDF)
- Convenience and Security; Payment Options; Member Finances Through FKEC Solar Loan; Don’t Let Airborne Toys Ruin Your Party; Sombrero Beach Run
January (PDF)
- A Key Co-op Principle; Open for Business; Capital Credits: FKEC Retires $1.75 Million; Your Contact Info is Important

2017

December (PDF)
- FKEC Pays Out Capital Credits from 1999; FKEC Congratulates Sawyer on 30-Year Anniversary; Massey Celebrates 25-Year Milestone; Islamorada Chamber Honors Newberry; Co-op Named Most Community Minded; FKEC Solar Loan
November (PDF)
- Giving Thanks & Appreciation; To Our Members: Thank You for the Gratitude; Your FKEC Team: The People Behind the Power; We Couldn’t Have Done it Without You; Irma photo collages; Plant Smart to Prevent Power Outages
October (PDF)
- Hurricane Irma: Surviving the “Big One”; From Dawn to Dusk: Repair, Restore, Repeat; All Hands on Deck; Responsiblities: What’s Yours/What’s Ours
September (PDF)
- Cover Contest Photo Winners; FKEC Sets New Peak; Energy Guzzlers Efficiency; FKEC Services Make Solar Power Possible; Solar Loan Program; Three Co-op Employees Earn Promotions
August (PDF)
- Democratic Member Control; Board Welcomes Director Joe Roth; Hurricane Season Prep; Top 10 Storm Safety Tips; Storm Resources; What to do Before & During a Power Outage; Prevent Outages Caused by Trees; Anthony and Piekarski Earn Staff Positions; Your Contact Info is Important
July (PDF)
- FKEC Solar Loans: Payable with your Electric Bill; Ivan Mixon Retires; Shawn Mulholland Retires; Jones Promoted to Member Service Supervisor; Ornelas Promoted to Member Service; Switlik Students Visit FKEC; FKEC Outdoor Lighting Q&A; Fight Back Against Rising Temperatures
June (PDF)
- FKEC Offers Energy-Saving Tree Program; 2017 Annual Meeting Highlights; Live Safety Demo; Hawkins Retires from Board; Employee News; Does FKEC Have Your Current Phone Number?
May (PDF)
- Cooperation Among Cooperatives; Annual Legislative Cookout; Employment Anniversaries; Ray Rhash & Mike Roberts Celebrate 30 Years; FKEC Welcomes Sherri Thompson
April (PDF)
- FKEC 2016 Annual Report: Providing Safe, Reliable and Competitively Priced Power; FKEC Achieves Highest Reliability to Date; Rates Competitive; Culture of Safety; Hitting the Mark on Quality Power; Offering “Green” Initiatives; Quality Customer Service; Outage Response; Strong Community Partnership; 2016 Annual Financial Report
March (PDF)
- Celebrating Florida’s Arbor Day; Tools and Resources to Save Energy; Rebates; Incumbents Re-elected to Board; SCAM WARNING; Sombrero Beach Run, March 4
February (PDF)
- Your Hometown Cooperative; Committed to Community; Help Keep our Roads and Workers Safe; Maintaining Reliable Service… Together, Mixon on his 30-Year Anniversary; Community Events
January (PDF)
- Serving you in 2017… The Work Force Behind FKEC’s Quality Service; Consumer Conveniences
  2016 Capital Credits; Co-op Community: Sharing in the Holiday Spirit; Florida’s Arbor Day

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