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CHAPTER V:
U P S
A N D
1990
2002
• OUC adds its largest customer, which later became Universal Orlando® Resort. • PROUD Community Volunteer program launches. • Sky Lake Water Plant opens.
1996
Original Lake
• Stanton Energy Center
Ivanhoe Plant
Unit 2 comes online.
reborn as the Dr. Phillips
• Gold Ring Home
Performing Arts Center.
program begins.
1997
1998
• OUC and
St. Cloud enter 25-year
2003
OUC receives “Outstanding Distribution Award and Water Conservation Award for Excellence” from AWWA.
Universal Studios® Florida,
1992
D O W N S
• OUC
receives AWWA Award for best drinking water. • SEC A goes commercial.
2004
2008
Central Florida.
“The Greenest
• OUC gets 20-year
Building in Downtown
Consumptive Use Permit.
Orlando,” opens.
• Three hurricanes hit
Reliable Plaza,
2009
• OUC celebrates
Interlocal Agreement.
75th anniversary.
OUC and Orange County flip the
• Southwest Water Plant opens.
• OUC becomes
switch on a 1-MW solar array at
• OUC begins construction
The Reliable One.
Orange County Convention Center.
on first
• OUC begins burning
chilled
methane gas from Orange
water plant.
County landfill.
1999
Indian River steam units sold.
2010
• SEC B comes
2000
online in
OUConvenient Lighting
February.
and OUConsumption
• POWER and
launch.
Green Neighborhood programs begin.
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