Florida Keys Electric Cooperative Association
Florida Keys Electric Cooperative Association
Florida Keys Electric Cooperative Association

Archived CEO Reports: Scott Newberry

CEO Scott Newberry

July 2011
Standing Strong & Ready During Storm Season

June 2011
Principles of a Successful Cooperative

May 2011
Electric Bills to Increase with Rise in Mercury

April 2011
Annual Report 2010: Focused on Our Members Guided by Our Principles

March 2011
FKEC Protects Tree Snails While Pruning on Card Sound Road

February 2011
Hometown Co-op Supports & Thanks Local Community

January 2011
Long-Term Upgrade Projects Improve Service

December 2010
Always Striving to Better Serve You, Our Members

November 2010
Upgrade Projects Increase Reliability

October 2010
Preventative Maintenance: Solving Problems Before They Occur

September 2010
Capital Credits: FKEC Refunds 1992 Margins

August 2010
Why Did FKEC Ask Members to Conserve Energy in June?

July 2010
FKEC Ready to Restore Power After a Storm

June 2010
High Quality, Environmentally Sensitive, and Safe Electrical Power

May 2010
Electric Bills to Rise with Summer Temperatures

March 2010
Members Participate in Board Elections & Annual Meeting

February 2010
FKEC Offers Hassle-Free Solar Energy

January 2010
"Greenest" Power is Energy Never Used

December 2009
Solar Arrays Exceed Expectations

November 2009
Climate Change Bill Passes House; Now Faces Senate

October 2009
FKEC Board of Directors Honors Team for Tavernier Operations Center

September 2009
Why Does FKEC Pay You Back?

August 2009
FKEC's New Tavernier Operations Center Done & Ready for the Storm

July 2009
Solar Arrays Perform Well in First Six Months

June 2009
Storm Hardened Tavernier Center, Solar Arrays & 99.99% Reliability Topics at Meeting

May 2009
RISING MERCURY = RISING ELECTRICITY COSTS AS SUMMER HEATS UP

March 2009
Members Participate in Board Elections & Annual Meeting

February 2009
Solar Array Performance Information Now Online

January 2009
2008: Looking Back at a Year of Progress

December 2008
2008 Construction Progress

November 2008
Almost Finished!

October 2008
85% of Outages Caused by Trees Planted Too Close to Power Lines

September 2008
Capital Credits: Only Co-ops Pay You Back

August 2008
Hurricane Plan: Q&A

July 2008
Storm Hardened Tavernier Operations Center on Schedule

June 2008
New Facilities, Reliability and Green Initiatives Discussed at 67th Annual Meeting

May 2008
Co-op Participates in Green Living & Energy Expo and Biodiesel Rally

March 2008
Members Participate in Board Elections & Annual Meeting

February 2008
FKEC Breaks Ground on New Tavernier Operations Center

January 2008
FKEC Marks 68 Years Serving Our Community

December 2007
A Year in Review: 2007

November 2007
The People Behind the Power

October 2007
New Stronger Building Will Be Ready to Serve Our Community

September 2007
Cooperatives & Capital Credits : Q&A

August 2007
Hurricane Plan: Q&A

July 2007
Rate Adjustment Noted as New Item on July Bills

June 2007
CEO's REPORT: 2007 Annual Meeting

May 2007
FKEC Dedicated to Caring for the Keys Environment

March 2007
FKEC Protects Tree Snails While

February 2007
Directors Elected by Membership

January 2007
2007: Looking Forward

December 2006
2006: A Year in Review

November 2006
FKEC Offers New Online Account Access & Bill Payment

October 2006
FKEC Plans Ahead; Sees the Power of Going Green

September 2006
The Only Thing Certain is That Everything Changes

August 2006
Service to Community is Co-op Way

January 2006
Looking Forward



ABOUT SCOTT NEWBERRY

Scott Newberry joined FKEC in 1990 as Planning, Rate and Budget Analyst and was promoted in 1996 to Chief Financial Officer. As CFO, he oversaw all of the financial, accounting, billing and information system functions of the cooperative. He was promoted to CEO on January 1, 2006.

Scott is an active member of the Upper Keys community and is a past president, current director and president-elect of the Rotary Club of Key Largo, is a director for the Key Largo Chamber of Commerce and is co-founder and president of the Upper Keys Golf Association.

In 1994, Scott completed the three-year national electrical course for apprentice linemen to further his education in cooperative operations. He is a graduate of Leadership Monroe County Class XI and completed the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association's Management Internship Program in 2005.

Scott graduated from Arkansas State University with a degree in Agriculture Business and Economics in 1986. In 1988, he began his career in the electricity industry when he joined the Rural Electrification Administration (REA) in Washington, D.C. With the REA, he worked first as a Commercial Loan Specialist and was later promoted to Power Requirements Officer before moving to the Florida Keys to join FKEC in 1990.

Florida Keys Electric Cooperative Association
Florida Keys Electric Cooperative Association