OUC History Book

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rapi� change

Providing Power to Other Communities Thanks to a diverse and ample generation

from the Bennett substation and utilizing an

portfolio, OUC began delivering power to the cities

existing manhole and duct-line system through

of Winter Park and Lake Worth on January 1, 2014.

Baldwin Park.

OUC delivered up to 35 MWs to Lake Worth (about 180 miles southeast of Stanton) for three years with an option for two one-

The agreement was the culmination of a cooperative effort between OUC’s Electric & Water Production and Delivery

year extensions. That was in addition

teams, who provided Winter Park

to existing agreements with Bartow

with an innovative solution to a

and Vero Beach, which went up to

portion of its power supply needs.

149 MW.

After Winter Park City Commission

OUC also finalized a six-year Power

approved the agreement in August

Electric Production and Delivery Work Together to Diversify Fuel Supply

Supply Agreement, valued at $30.7

2013, OUC engineers and linemen

Leveraging the strengths of both Electric

million, and a 20-year Interconnection

got to work on underground and

Production and Electric Distribution, OUC

Agreement to deliver 20 MW to neighboring

overhead lines at the same time, completing both

continued to diversify its portfolio in 2014.

Winter Park. That collaboration was made possible

portions in 16 weeks. The permanent cutover to

OUC agreed to a 9-MW landfill gas-to-energy

by accessing a direct distribution connection to the

OUC’s feeder off Lakemont Avenue took place on

project with Shaw Environmental’s J.E.D. Solid

OUC grid, via two distribution feeders extending

December 31, 2013.

Waste Management Facility in Osceola County that could grow to 25 MW over the life of the project. To connect to this new resource, OUC began building a direct electric distribution line between the landfill and the St. Cloud substation 18 miles away. This was, by far, the longest feeder line in OUC’s distribution system. Combined with a successful landfill gas partnership with Orange County, OUC received up to 22 MW of landfill power from gas at SEC, one of the largest amounts in the state. In addition to landfill gas, SEC’s energy portfolio included natural gas, coal and solar — making it one of the most diverse generation sites in Florida.

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