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FLORIDA KEYS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE PRESS RELEASES

February 9, 2008
Four Incumbent Directors Re-elected to FKEC Board

February 4, 2008
House-to-House Inventory of Poles & Meters Moves to to mm 95-106

January 18, 2008
Notice of Elections for Four Expired Seats on Board of Directors

January 11, 2008
Carl Paul Retires After 46 Years
(slideshow)

January 11, 2008
OUTAGE REPORT: Two-Hour Outage in Islamorada

January 7, 2008
House-to-House Inventory of Poles & Meters Moves to mm 95-103

2007

December 11, 2007
FKEC Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Tavernier Operations Center

December 9, 2007
House-to-House Inventory of Poles & Meters Moves to Islamorada

December 8, 2007
FKEC Holds Lighting Ceremony at Marathon Office
(slideshow)

October 19, 2007
Richard Norton Retires After 26 Years

October 3, 2007
FKEC to Build New Storm Hardened Facility in Tavernier

September 24, 2007
FKEC Welcomes Kirby at Job Training & Safety Manager

September 10, 2007
FKEC Celebrates 50 Years with Willie West (slideshow)

August 29, 2007
FKEC Seeks 6,255 Former Members Owed Unclaimed Funds

August 24, 2007
FKEC Refunds Nearly $800,000 to Members as Capital Credits

August 21, 2007
Jack Pinder Retires After 29 Years

August 13, 2007
OUTAGE REPORT: 53 Minutes in Marathon

July 27, 2007
FKEC Hosts Keys Kids Playgroup for Career Exploration
(slideshow)

July 20, 2007
FKEC Supports Fourth Annual Marathon Football Camp

July 13, 2007
FKEC Hosts Keyswide Sustain-Ability Conference

July 4, 2007
FKEC Participates in Marathon's Fourth of July Parade

July 4, 2007
FKEC Participates in Key Largo's Fourth of July Parade

June 27, 2007
OUTAGE REPORT: Downed Line Causes Outage in Marathon

June 25, 2007
House-to-House Pole and Meter Inventory Begins

June 20, 2007
FKEC Sponsors ACRE® Picnic

June 19, 2007
OUTAGE REPORT: Equipment Failure Causes Outage in Marathon

June 13, 2007
OUTAGE REPORT: Key Largo Outages Caused by Storms

June 8, 2007
FKEC Provides Free Recycling Bins to Community

June 1, 2007
OUTAGE REPORT: Islamorada

May 29, 2007
Helicopter Aerial Inspections & Maintenance Begin June 4

May 24, 2007
John Kornetti Honored with "Illumination Award"

May 11, 2007
FKEC Participates in Stanley Switlik Career Day

May 4, 2007
FKEC Sponsors "S" Sand Sculpture for Earth Day

April 30, 2007
OUTAGE REPORT: Seven Minutes in Key Largo to Repair Equipment

April 23, 2007
Storm Hardening Efforts, Fiscal Responsibility Stressed at Annual Meeting

April 15, 2007
OUTAGE REPORT: Weather Causes Outage in North Key Largo

March 29, 2007
OUTAGE REPORT: Pelican Causes Outage in Venetian Shores

March 27, 2007
Ritz Re-elected to FKEC Board; Hertel & Wagner Unopposed

March 16, 2007
FKEC Cancels Tree Growth Regulation Program

March 15, 2007
Durnell Honored at Retirement for 34 Years of Service

February 28, 2007
OUTAGE REPORT: 4-5 minutes in Tavernier, Marathon & Lower Keys

February 1, 2007
OUTAGE REPORT: 11 minutes in North Key Largo

January 10, 2007
OUTAGE REPORT: 10 minutes in North Key Largo

2006

December 15th, 2006
FKEC Honors Rhash with "Illumination Award"

December 14th, 2006
FKEC Lights Up Marathon & Tavernier Offices

November 29th, 2006
OUTAGE REPORT: 50 Seconds in Marathon

November 26th, 2006
OUTAGE REPORT: 8 minutes in Marathon

November 13th, 2006
OUTAGE REPORT: Skydiver Causes Power Outage in Marathon

September 25th, 2006
OUTAGE REPORT: 45 minutes in Plantation Key & Tavernier

September 15th, 2006
FKEC's Most Senior Employee Willie West Celebrates 49 Years

August 30th, 2006
FKEC Re-opens After Ernesto; Area Unaffected

August 29th, 2006
FKEC Offices Close at Noon for Ernesto

August 25th, 2006
FKEC Retires $682,283 in Capital Credits

August 25th, 2006
FKEC Seeks 5,665 Former Members Owed Unclaimed Funds

August 10th, 2006
FKEC Appoints John Stuart as New Chief Operating Officer

July 17th, 2006
FKEC Welcomes Cris Beaty as New Chief Financial Officer

July 5th, 2006
FKEC Participates in Fourth of July Parade

June 30th, 2006
FKEC to Start Two-Week Helicopter Project July 5th

June 29th, 2006
Barbara Mungovan Honored with Illumination Award

June 20th, 2006
Key Largo Power Shut Down Due to Propane Leak

June 6th, 2006
OUTAGE REPORT: Contractors Setting Trees Cause Key Largo Outage

June 5th, 2006
FKEC Participates in Stanley Switlik Career Day

June 2nd, 2006
"NO OUTAGE " REPORT: Power Stays On Despite Drifting Sailboat

April 25th, 2006
FKEC Annual Meeting Attracts 500+ Members

March 31st, 2006
FKEC Promotes Randy Chaney to Manager of Human Resources

March 23rd, 2006
OUTAGE REPORT: Truck Causes Marathon Outage

March 8th, 2006
FKEC Salutes American Soldiers

March 1st, 2006
FKEC Promotes Craig Rabito to Marathon General Line Foreman

February 20th, 2006
OUTAGE REPORT: Accident Causes Outage from Tavernier to Key West

February 19th, 2006
FKEC Welcomes New Tavernier District Director

February 10th, 2006
Holland and Hawkins Re-elected to Board of Directors

February 9th, 2006
FKEC Files Habitat Conservation Plan

January 23rd, 2006
PRE-OUTAGE REPORT: FKEC Plans Brief Outage Wednesday Morning

January 5th, 2006
OUTAGE REPORT: Breaker Failure Causes Power Outage in Islamorada

January 4th, 2006
FKEC Plans For Possible New Storm Hardened Facility in Tavernie

January 3rd, 2006
OUTAGE REPORT: Equipment Failure Causes Outage in Key Largo & Tavernier

January 1st, 2006
Newberry Takes CEO Seat at FKEC

2005

December 5th, 2005
FKEC’S Marathon Facility Shines Bright for Holidays

December 1st, 2005
FKEC Helps Tavernier Community Save Rare Tree

November 18th, 2005
FKEC Receives Thanks From First State Bank

November 9th, 2005
Increased Natural Gas Prices Impact November Electric Bills

November 1st, 2005
Salt Contamination & Equipment Failure Causes Keys-Wide Power Outage

October 28th, 2005
Hurricane Wilma Update

October 27th, 2005
FKEC Loans Generator To FKAA For Keys Water

October 26th, 2005
OUTAGE REPORT: Hurricane Wilma Outage Update

September 30th, 2005
Increased Fuel Cost To Impact October Electric Bills

September 29th, 2005
OUTAGE REPORT: Ocean Reef Outage Report

September 21st, 2005
OUTAGE REPORT: Hurricane Rita Outage Report

September 16th, 2005
FKEC Honors Maria Jones with "Illumination Award"

September 9th, 2005
FKEC Announces Retirement of CEO

September 9th, 2005
FKEC Employee Willie West Celebrates 48 Years

August 26th, 2005
OUTAGE REPORT: Hurricane Katrina Outage Report

July 19th, 2005
FKEC Call Center Volunteers Weather The Storm

July 11th, 2005
Hurricane Dennis Report

June 8th, 2005
FKEC & Marathon Youth Club Sponsor Football Camp June 22-24

June 7th, 2005
FKEC Employee Celebrates 44 Years of Service

June 6th, 2005
OUTAGE REPORT: Two Separate Power Outages Affect North Key Largo

June 3rd, 2005
New President and VP Elected to FKEC Board

June 1st, 2005
OUTAGE REPORT: 17-Second power outage affects Tavernier area

May 23rd, 2005
OUTAGE REPORT: Saturday Power Outage Affects Islamorada Bayside

April 26th, 2005
FKEC Gives Away Refurbished Pick-Up at Meeting

April 26th, 2005
FKEC Holds 65th Annual Meeting

March 27th, 2005
Weeks Celebrates 25 Years with FKEC

March 18th, 2005
Puto re-elected to FKEC board

March 17th, 2005
Barrett re-elected to FKEC board

March 16th, 2005
Belcher wins three-year term on FKEC board

March 15th, 2005
Boilini Declared Re-Elected After Running Unopposed

March 14th, 2005
FKEC Supports Florida Keys Green Living & Energy Expo

February 21st, 2005
FKEC Achieves One Million Accident-Free Work Hours

February 7th, 2005
Island Christian School Students Visit FKEC Marathon Facility

January 15th, 2005
FKEC Adopts Coral Shores Mathematics Class

January 14th, 2005
Valles, Cushman Celebrate 20 Years of Service

2004

December 20th, 2004
FKEC Hosts Santa in First Annual Event

December 10th, 2004
FKEC Honors Jack Pinder with First "Illumination Award"

December 9th, 2004
Lee Promoted to FKEC Tavernier General Line Foreman

December 2nd, 2004
Stiger, Dudley Celebrate 15-Year Anniversaries

Novermber 24th, 2004
Cason Marks 35 Years; Arnold Celebrates 20 Years

November 18th, 2004
FKEC Welcomes Three New Employees in Tavernier

November 8th, 2004
Broken Wire Causes Outage During Final Phase of Upgrade Project

October 25th, 2004
FKEC Directors Deliver Capital Credit Checks

October 21th, 2004
Failed Cable Causes Tavernier, Islamorada Power Outage

October 11th, 2004
Corroded Line Causes Power Outage During Upgrade Project

September 17th, 2004
FKEC Scheduled to Resume Helicopter/Bucket Truck Project Sept. 22

September 9th, 2004
FKEC Office Closed for Hurricane Ivan Evacuation

September 2nd, 2004
FKEC Employee Willie West Celebrates 47 Years

August 27th, 2004
Ray Rhash Appointed to Affordable Housing Task Force

August 25th, 2004
FKEC Refunds $1.2 Million in Capital Credits

August 23rd, 2004
FKEC Seeks 6,352 Members Owed Unclaimed Funds

July 23rd, 2004
FKEC Helicopter Project Continues; No Work July 26-30

July 23th, 2004
FKEC Requests Energy Conservation Through Lobster Mini-Season

July 20th, 2004
Equipment Failure Causes Power Outage from Islamorada to Key West

July 13th, 2004
FKEC Begins Helicopter Project July 19

July 6th, 2004
FKEC Thanks Members for Conserving Energy

June 29th, 2004
FKEC Requests Conservation This Week & Through July 4 Weekend

June 25th, 2004
FKEC Dedicates Charles A. Russell Marathon Generation Facility

June 18th, 2004
Local Solar Home Produces Power Surplus

June 3rd, 2004
Jason Richards named Utility Forester; Earns Arborist Certification

May 18th, 2004
FKEC Helps Rescue Macaw Escapee from Theater of the Sea

May 10th, 2004
System Operator for a Day

April 30th, 2004
Local Leaders Visit FKEC Marathon Facilities

April 30th, 2004
Green Living & Energy Expo Seeks Sponsors, Exhibitors

April 19th, 2004
FKEC 64th Annual Meeting Draws 618 Registered Members

April 4th, 2004
Three FKEC Employees Celebrate Milestone Anniversaries

April 2nd, 2004
Substation Crew Catches Damaged Component Before Failure

March 26th, 2004
FKEC Employees Visit Tallahassee for ACRE

March 18th, 2004
Hertel, Wagner Elected To FKEC Board Of Directors; Ritz Unopposed

March 15th, 2004
FKEC Names District Managers for Tavernier & Marathon

March 10th, 2004
Three FKEC Employees Celebrate Milestone Anniversaries

March 1st, 2004
FKEC Visits Homes, Businesses To Upgrade "PowerPause" Devices

February 20th, 2004
Three FKEC Employees Earn New Responsibilities

February 16th, 2004
FKEC Expresses Deep Regret on Death of Alice Skinger

February 13th, 2004
Boilini Appointed to Fill Belcher's Seat on FKEC Board of Directors

January 31st, 2004
Power Out After Landscaper Drops Tree on Line

January 23rd, 2004
FKEC Adds Two in Tavernier

2003

December 31st, 2003
Three FKEC Tavernier Employees Celebrate Milestone Anniversaries

December 23rd, 2003
FKEC's Tavernier Office Transformed into Santa's Workshop

December 22nd, 2003
FKEC Names Massey Supervisor of Consumer Accounting

December 20th, 2003
FKEC's Marathon Office Transformed into The South Pole

December 19th, 2003
Power Goes Out from Islamorada to Key West

December 11th, 2003
FKEC Hires Carte and Norrie

December 4th, 2003
FKEC Conducting Helicopter Aerial Inspections

November 27th, 2003
Four FKEC Employees Celebrate Milestone Anniversaries

November 21st, 2003
FKEC Adopts Coral Shores Math Classroom

November 13th, 2003
FKEC Employee Honored by Fire Chief

October 10th, 2003
FKEC Employee Elected to Marathon Chamber Board

October 7th, 2003
Power Goes Out for 24 Minutes in Middle Keys

October 3rd, 2003
Skinger Retires From FKEC Board; Wilson Appointed

October 2nd, 2003
Two FKEC Employees Assume New Responsibilities

September 24th, 2003
Power Goes Out in Upper Keys

September 22nd, 2003
FKEC Promotes Joyce and Parker

September 12th, 2003
FKEC Refunds $1.2 Million in Capital Credits

September 5th, 2003
FKEC Employees Celebrate Milestone Anniversaries

August 14th 2003
High Natural Gas Prices Projected to Continue

August 8th 2003
Two Promoted in FKEC Tavernier Office

August 8th 2003
FKEC Welcomes Four in Marathon

August 1st 2003
Five FKEC Employees Celebrate Milestone Anniversaries

July 14th 2003
FKEC Upgrades Power System in Upper Keys

July 11th 2003
FKEC Earns Mayor's Proclamation

June 27th 2003
Seven FKEC Employees Mark Milestone Anniversaries

June 23rd 2003
FKEC Recognized for Half Million Accident-Free Hours

June 12th 2003
Electric Bills Back Down This Month

May 30th 200
Two Marathon FKEC Employees Celebrate Milestone Anniversaries

May 29th 2003
Fuel Cost Contributes to Higher Electric Bills

May 6th 2003
FKEC Hoops Showdown Ends 41-42

April 28th 2003
FKEC Holds 63rd Annual Meeting

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